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

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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After 60 years, a groundbreaking cinema verite #documentary film about #Drugs In The #Tenderloin returns to #SanFrancisco

This Tenderloin film vanished after airing 60 years ago. It’s back.
In this documentary, which has rarely aired since its debut in the 1960s, four young people reflect on their lives in the Tenderloin.

👀 Smartphone-Based Eye-Scanning
#sensors #drugs

Rubio is distancing himself from the crime Trump committed.
#venezuela #trump #rubio #drugs

⚗️ Secrets of the dark genome could spark new drug discoveries
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Secrets of the dark genome could spark new drug discoveries
Since the Human Genome Project first produced the genetic instructions for a human being by sequencing DNA 22 years ago, scientists have been focused on roughly 2% of the genome-producing proteins.

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