December 16, 2015 US teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015, study finds A decades-long decline in teenage drinking and smoking continued in 2015 and use of some drugs by eighth-graders and high school students also fell, while marijuana consumption extended a five-year flat trend, according to results of a study released on Wednesday.
December 14, 2015 Moderate drinking may be tied to fewer deaths in early Alzheimer's People with early Alzheimer's disease who consumed light to moderate amounts of alcohol every day were less likely to die during a recent one-year study, researchers found.
December 14, 2015 Underage kids get alcohol ads directly to smartphones Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social media, and while Twitter has an age-gate which blocks direct-to-phone updates for underage users, Instagram does not, according to a new study.
December 11, 2015 Fewer teens are driving drunk, national survey says A government survey shows fewer teens and young adults say they drive drunk.
December 11, 2015 Ireland unveils minimum alcohol price plan to reduce drinking The Irish government, aiming to change the country's "damaging attitude to alcohol", approved on Wednesday plans for minimum prices for drinks in the hope of reducing one of Europe's highest levels of alcohol consumption.
December 11, 2015 Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deaths Drug overdoses rose again last year, driven by surges in deaths from heroin and powerful prescription painkillers, according to new federal statistics.
December 10, 2015 Childhood bullying tied to later mental health problems Preventing childhood bullying may also help curb the need for treatment of psychiatric problems in early adulthood, suggests a new study that followed more than 5,000 children in Finland.
December 9, 2015 Study finds e-cigarettes contain chemical tied to 'popcorn lung' A new Harvard University study has cast doubts about the safety of flavored e-cigarettes, many of which have been found to contain a chemical tied to a respiratory disease commonly known as “popcorn lung.”
December 9, 2015 Vermont medical school delves into marijuana science As more states allow for the use of medical marijuana, the University of Vermont is offering a course in the science of the drug— and the professors say they are challenged by a lack of research on what has long been a taboo topic.
