Publications by authors named "Percell T Kendrick"
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- Rates of tobacco and alcohol use among women are increasing, with women being more susceptible to using these substances compared to men.
- The study used female rats to explore how synthetic hormones in oral contraceptives like progestin (levonorgestrel) and a combination of progestin and estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) affect their preference for nicotine and alcohol.
- Findings indicate that these synthetic hormones can interfere with the patterns of nicotine and alcohol use, highlighting the importance of understanding their impact on women's substance use behaviors.
Prescription and illicit opioid use are a public health crisis, with the landscape shifting to fentanyl use. Since fentanyl is 100-fold more potent than morphine, its use is associated with a higher risk of fatal overdose that can be remediated through naloxone (Narcan) administration. However, recent reports indicate that xylazine, an anesthetic, is increasingly detected in accidental fentanyl overdose deaths.
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