A study examined U.S. hospitalizations from 2016–2022 to better understand how amputation rates have shifted over time and across regions.The study found that during this period, amputation rates increased among both opioid- and non-opioid-related hospitalizations, but the rise was significantly steeper among opioid-related cases—especially in the Northeast and Western United States. 

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research finds that while research has previously found that vaping is associated with subsequently quitting smoking, that may not always be true. In fact, it appears that studies limited to people who actually want to quit smoking are less likely to find this relationship.

Most people strongly support the federal government’s reclassification of cannabis, according to a new study that used AI to analyze more than 40,000 comments in the public record.

The findings by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California San Diego, which come as the Trump administration last week reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a less dangerous Schedule III, suggest the public would like to see even more reform.

The U.S. outside Puerto Rico still has a high rate of dental opioid pain medication prescription filling compared with other developed nations, despite steep drops in recent years because of guidelines spurred by the opioid crisis.