Mayor Wu outlines efforts to reduce public drug use downtown
The mayor's meeting with business leaders comes as her administration attempts a careful balancing act: celebrating historic ...
Boston leaders pledge to clean up area of city known for rampant drug use
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with other city officials, held a roundtable discussion with business owners and residents Wednesday after concerns were raised about the ongoing drug use in the ...
NYPD launching ‘Quality of Life’ commission to tackle soaring complaints about open-air drug use, panhandlers and more
The commission — which is set to be finalized and implemented in the coming months — aims, in part, to track the complaints ...
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5 Common False Beliefs About Drug Use, Users, and Addiction
Researchers have debunked key beliefs about addiction, like that a person must hit "rock bottom" before having treatment or ...
How drugs like Wegovy might affect kids in the long term
The number of teens and young adults taking GLP-1 drugs has increased by 594 percent—but scientists are still trying to ...
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How Common Is Illegal Drug Use Among People Who Are Homeless?
UCSF study finds that less than half of homeless individuals regularly use illicit drugs, with methamphetamines being more ...
InnovationRx: Eli Lilly Has Stockpiled Nearly $550 Million Of Its Next Obesity Drug
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill stockpiling, scaling stem cell manufacturing, ...
Weeping defendant, drug use no excuse for robbery plot that left father dead on South Shore, judge rules
Despite the defendant's tears and explanations, he received a harsh sentence in the 2021 murder of Tamer Shaarawy.
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How AI Drug Manufacturing Is Changing the Game
Artificial intelligence improves process control and reduces the time required to produce key products such as the COVID-19 ...