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Opioids May Be Causing Increase in Cocaine OverdosesThe number of people dying from cocaine overdoses in the United States is on the rise, and a new study suggests why: People are using cocaine and opioids together.
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Your Brain on Music: Why Certain Songs Bring PleasureThe chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds.
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Marijuana Compound Shows Some Potential for Treating Opioid AddictionA marijuana ingredient may help heroin users resist the urge to use the drug and alleviate withdrawal symptoms, but more research should be done in this area, researchers say.
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Cluster of Mysterious Amnesia Cases Puzzles ResearchersMore than a dozen people in Massachusetts suddenly developed severe amnesia, but there was no clear cause of their memory loss.
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Can Cannabis Oil Help Heal Wounds?A middle-age man in Canada with oral cancer found that medical cannabis oil may have helped to slightly reduce the size of a wound on his cheek.
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Deaths from Fentanyl Overdoses Double in a Single YearThe number of people in the U.S. who died from an overdose of the opioid painkiller fentanyl more than doubled in just a single year, according to a new report.
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Teen Use of Many Drugs Drops to Record LowsTeen use of many illegal and legal drugs — including ecstasy, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco — is now at record lows.
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Marijuana-Like Drugs May Offer Addiction-Free Pain ReliefScientists have turned to marijuana-like synthetic compounds to provide opioid-like pain relief without the risk of addiction or a high.
