A new study conducted by addiction resource site, Find Recovery, Tennessee is the state tat misuses pain relievers the most. The study analyzed the percent of people 12 and older who have misused pain killers between 2021 and 2022. The…
Category: Drugs/Pharmaceuticals
TV Product Placement Increases Sales for Cigarettes
A new study, “Show and Sell: Studying the Effects of Branded Cigarette Product Placement in TV Shows on Cigarette Sales” finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increase sales by 2% for the brand shown on-screen. It…
Ecstasy, Heroin, Synthetic Marijuana, Alcohol, Cigarette Used Declined Among U.S. Teens in 2015
The use of licit and illicit drugs by American teens show that some important improvements are taking place, this according to the results from the latest national survey in the Monitoring the Future series. The use of alcohol and cigarettes…
Drunk Driving Declines While Drug Use Behind the Wheel Rises
The U.S. spent decades successfully campaiging against drunk driving to make roads safer, but use of marijuana and prescription drugs is increasingly prominent on the highways, raising new questions about safety, according to studies released by the Department of Transportation’s…