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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.

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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😮‍💨 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…

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

🥴 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.

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

💊 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.