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National Science Foundation grant funds analysis, Twitter-based interventions By Jim Dryden The impact of social media on anxiety and stress during the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of a new study led by mental health experts at Washington University School of...

By Siteman Communications  Making discoveries that can advance clinical practices and close the gap between health and racial disparities is inspiring for researchers. There is a great need to examine the racial disparities in healthcare and how we can help those...

By Laura Jean Bierut There is no doubt that the opioid epidemic, which has been building in the U.S. for the past two decades, is a public health crisis. But after a slow start, public health efforts are targeting this issue at the local, state and federal levels....

ST. LOUIS - US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, issued a warning last week that appears to be obvious.  Pregnant women and teenagers should not smoke or vape marijuana because it's dangerous.  Psychiatrist Dr. Laura Bierut of the Washington University School of...

By Jim Dryden Charis Baumgartner, a clinical nurse coordinator, completes a tobacco assessment of a patient at Siteman Cancer Center. A new program funded through the Cancer Moonshot Initiative has doubled the number of Siteman patients assessed for smoking, and...

By Evie Hemphill - St. Louis Public Radio A recent study of American teenagers showed a big jump in nicotine vaping among young people in 2018. Even as many steer clear of other substance-related activities such as binge drinking and drug use, the number of teens who...

By Halle Ames ST. LOUIS - If you have a teenager, you are likely familiar with vaping or Juuls, if not you should be. Being on the market for just two years, the Juul, which is a type of e-cigarette, has become so popular among young people, it has garnered nearly...

How can we help cancer patients quit tobacco? This new video on the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative shows how NCI is working to research and apply the best answers to that question.Launched by NCI in 2017 as part of the Cancer MoonshotSM, the Cancer Center...

By Doug Brunk   SAN DIEGO – Individuals with opioid use disorder generally embraced the idea of using a novel mobile application to learn about recovery options and medication-assisted treatment, according to results from a pilot study. “We found that, after...

Such patients have higher than average smoking rates

A new program funded by the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot initiative will help patients at Siteman Cancer Center quit smoking. The national smoking rate is about 15 percent, but some 23 percent of Siteman patients smoke.

More people are consuming alcohol in risky ways. That’s not a good trend.

Dr. Bierut talks about multigenerational addiction in a West Virginia Public Broadcasting interview.

By Marquise Middleton     ST. LOUIS, Mo. _ Today is "The Great American Smoke-Out", a day where smokers are urged to kick the habit. It's hard yes, but it is possible, especially with this free program at Washington University. Brad Serengeli, a former...

Surveys over a decade indicate positive behavioral shifts

Many states allow medical pot, but few med schools address it

First edition of Hazelden Betty Ford’s new Emerging Drug Trends report looks at higher potencies, synthetics and dabbing

  Congratulations to Dr. Laura Bierut for winning the Langley Award. The 2018 Langley Award for Basic Research on Nicotine and Tobacco is awarded by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT). The Langley Award is named in honor of John Newport...