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- Drug-Related Hospitalizations Up among Adults Over 45
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has found that the number of older adult hospital admissions for drug-related injuries has doubled over the past decade. The rate of admissions for adults ages 45 and older who were suffering from a medication or other drug-related condition had eventually increased twofold between 1997 and 2008. The drug-related injuries included in the report were caused by anything from prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, to illicit drugs.
- Aging Drug Users Face More Health, Lifestyle Problems
As many drug users are getting older, they are facing more health problems. A new study by researchers at the Evidence-based Practice Research Centre at Edge Hill University and the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University looked at 11 people between the ages of 49 and 61 who were being treated for drug addiction, and found that most started taking drugs as adolescents or young adults.
- Injection Drug Users at High Risk of Kidney Disease, Especially if HIV-Positive
Administering drugs through injection creates greater susceptibility to numerous health hazards—including increased risk of delinquent behavior, risky sexual activity, diseases, and HIV/AIDS—than any other route of drug administration. Now, a new study has identified the injection drug user population, particularly those who are HIV-positive, as being at a high risk for poor kidney function, making them significantly more likely to have kidney disease than the general population.
- Short- and Long-Term Effects of Alcohol on the Body and Mind
Recent national survey figures show that people in the UK are buying and consuming unhealthy amounts of alcohol. In fact, to even meet the Department of Health’s daily alcohol recommendations of no more than 3-4 units for men and 2-3 units for women, the country’s yearly purchasing of alcohol would have to be reduced by one-third.
- Increased Alcohol Use Leads to More Hospitalization for Men
Research from the United Kingdom found that the more alcohol men drink, the more time they spend in the hospital. The study began in the early 1970s and involved nearly 6,000 Scottish men ages 35 to 64.