A study1 published in November 2022 in the journal JAMA found that young people who were prescribed benzodiazepines for a sleep disorder may be at higher risk for an overdose. Benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia. Sleep plays a vital role in your overall health and empowers your body… Read More: Sleep Disorder Pill Increases Risk of Overdose in Youths »
A study has concluded that HIV self-testing is safe, increases testing uptake and increases the yield of HIV positive results among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Among female sex workers, results are more mixed. While HIV self-testing improves testing uptake, it does not increase the yield of positive results and… Read More: HIV self-testing increases uptake of HIV testing, but with poorer… »
Drinking more than two bottles of wine or around 10 pints of low-strength beer a week can increase the chance of developing dementia, a major new study reveals. onsuming more than 21 UK units of alcohol a week has been listed among three new risk factors for the condition, which affects 55,000 people in Ireland.… Read More: Drinking two bottles of wine a week ‘increases dementia risk’ »
Addiction resources for men, women, and families across Long Island that are affected by substance abuse and alcoholism. The heroin addiction epidemic in New York is not showing any signs of slowing now, especially now that fentanyl is in the mix. The residents of Staten Island and all of the boroughs are dealing with an… Read More: Heroin on Staten Island Increases Overdoses »