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Oregon ERs see spike in burn injuries tied to smoking drugs, study finds

Emergency doctors in Portland started noticing something unusual in recent years: more patients arriving with severe burns tied not to house fires or kitchen accidents, but to the way they smoke drugs ...
University of Delaware

Teaching Students the Harms of Smoking Drugs and Alcohol and Instilling Refusal and Life Skills (2025)

Misconceptions about the risks of vaping, alcohol, prescription drug misuse, and marijuana, combined with measurable increases among youth, highlight the importance of education, early intervention, ...
STAT

Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...
STAT

Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...