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💉 GLP-1 drugs help protect against sleep apnea, study says
#glp1

GLP-1 drugs help protect against sleep apnea, study says
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound might help protect people from health risks related to sleep apnea, a new study says.

Governments don't care about experts. They care about elections. And that's why we're cynical, dying, and desperate.
"B.C.'s former chief coroner says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on how to prevent overdoses, saying it ignored multiple recommendations from experts to create a safer drug supply that did not require a prescription.”
#BCPoli #CanPoli #ToxicDrugs #IllegalDrugs #Drugs #Safety #SafeSupply
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-chief-coroner-lisa-lapointe-dulf-trial-9.7012421

A distressing story less told about drug overdoses- and I can't help but wonder if wider adoption of the Zurich "Four Pillars" approach might help prevent these outcomes.
It's pretty clear that current policies related to #drugs and #addiction are not doing such a great job.
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A distressing story less told about drug overdoses- and I can't help but wonder if wider adoption of the Zurich "Four Pillars" approach might help prevent these outcomes.
It's pretty clear that current policies related to #drugs and #addiction are not doing such a great job.
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🥴 Cops on ketamine? Largely unregulated mental health treatment faces hurdles
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-cops-ketamine-largely-unregulated-mental.html

Cops on ketamine? Largely unregulated mental health treatment faces hurdles
Combining psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine, a hallucinogenic drug long used as an anesthetic, is a relatively new approach to treating severe depression and post-traumatic stress, especially in populations with high trauma rates such as firefighters, police officers, and military members. Yet evidence of the efficacy and safety of ketamine for treatment of mental health conditions is still evolving, and the market remains widely unregulated.

😮‍💨 Delta-8 THC use highest where marijuana is illegal, study finds
#drugs

Delta-8 THC use highest where marijuana is illegal, study finds
Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC), a psychoactive compound often sold as a legal alternative to marijuana, is most commonly used in states where marijuana use remains illegal and delta-8 THC sales are unregulated. The findings, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, highlight how gaps in cannabis policy may be inadvertently steering people toward less-regulated substances and have allowed manufacture…

👀 Smartphone-Based Eye-Scanning
#sensors #drugs

💊 Direct-to-consumer drug pricing could compete with prescription insurance
#drugs

Direct-to-consumer drug pricing could compete with prescription insurance
A new study offers a glimpse at how direct-to-consumer pharmacy pricing could one day present stiff competition to the private prescription drug insurance model, researchers say.

🚬 How frequently young adults use cannabis may predict their binge drinking
#drugs

How frequently young adults use cannabis may predict their binge drinking
Changing cannabis use frequency may predict changes in binge drinking frequency among young adults, according to a new study that illuminates shifts in substance use across early adulthood. The findings imply opportunities for targeted interventions to prevent and treat binge drinking, a behavior linked to a range of negative consequences, including alcohol use disorder (AUD) and high economic costs.