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Sex addiction - real condition or excuse for sleaze? Amid Russell Brand scandal, psychologists make the case for AND against condition that is not widely recognized
Sex addiction has been thrust into the spotlight after comedian Russell Brand was engulfed in a major sex assault scandal. But experts cannot decide whether it's a real condition.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why are Teddy Grahams, Lunchables, and Jello-O so addictive? It could be Big Tobacco ’s fault
Some of your favorite foods might be engineered to keep you returning for more. New research suggests when major food manufacturers were owned by big tobacco, they flooded the market with dozens of so-called hyper-palatable foods (HPF)—those with the precise amounts of fat, salt, and sugar that…#universityofkansas #addiction #terafazzino #phillipmorris #rjreynolds #philipmorris #kraft #generalfoods #kraftmaccheese #nabisco
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Special report: With fentanyl on the rise, Wichita employers play important role in addiction treatment
Fentanyl is among the leading reasons that the number of overdose deaths in Sedgwick County have more than doubled over the past four years.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Shelby Kellerman Source Type: news

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Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Play
We are in the midst of a new psychedelic renaissance. Drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are being ushered into mainstream medicine, promoted as miracle cures for a host of psychiatric woes. But as psychedelics come to be seen as treatments for various types of psychological suffering, we are overlooking one of their most precious offerings: the potential for play. “Neuroplasticity” is the word many mental health professionals are now using to describe the positive effect of psychedelics; a process in which the brain sort of loosens up, becoming flexible and open to learning (Children’s brains, for instanc...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ross Ellenhorn Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Intergenerational attitudes toward child maltreatment: a mixed methods study of parents and their late adolescents following a Canadian two-generation preschool program - Ginn C, Perry R, Benzies K.
For Canadian families experiencing social vulnerability, challenges of living with low income, parental mental illness, addiction, and/or lack of social support are frequently intergenerational. US two-generation programs demonstrate positive effects on ch...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Epidemiology of psychoactive substance use in Togo: results of WENDU data collection from 2015 to 2019 - Saliou S, Wenkourama D, Kanekatoua S, Affo C, Bawi G, Dassa Kolou S.
INTRODUCTION: Addiction to psychoactive substances (PAS) is nowadays a public health problem. In Togo, data on the use of PAS are scattered, and do not give the national scope of the phenomenon. AIM: To describe the epidemiological characteristics ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Implementing suicide risk screening in a virtual addiction clinic - Glasner S, Wei AX, Ryan PC, Michero DN, Monico LB, Pielsticker PE, Horowitz LM.
The purpose of this study was to describe the feasibility of implementing suicide risk screening in a virtual addiction clinic. Suicide risk screening was implemented in a virtual addiction clinic serving individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) usin...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Substance use disorders, mental illness, and health care utilization among adults with recent criminal legal involvement - Shah H, Hawks L, Walker RJ, Egede LE.
OBJECTIVE: Individuals involved with the criminal legal system have higher rates of mental illness, addiction, and health care utilization. The authors examined whether substance use disorders and mental illness alone or in combination drive health care ut...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder
NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Having a hobby improves mental wellbeing in older adults
Engagement in a hobby improves several aspects of mental wellbeing, including fewer depressive episodes, a higher level of self-reported health, happiness and life satisfaction, according to the findings of a recent international study led by a team from University College London (UCL). Uptake of a hobby varied considerably between countries, ranging from 96% in Denmark... Read moreThe post Having a hobby improves mental wellbeing in older adults appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 18, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Addiction and mental health Older people care older person care wellbeing Source Type: news

Tactics are shifting in the war on drugs
Experimentation continues on measures to tackle addiction and fatal overdoses
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Ideal Option and Maryland Wellness Host Joint Open House to Celebrate National Recovery Month
All are welcome to visit the new addiction medicine clinic, pick up information and meet staff on Friday, September 29, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for opioids,...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news

Ideal Option Hosts Open House in Minot to Educate Community on Addiction Treatment
All are welcome to attend the open house, see the new clinic and learn more about medication-assisted treatment for addiction on Wednesday, September 27, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. MINOT, N.D., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news

Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder
NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl
Source: NIDA News - September 18, 2023 Category: Addiction Tags: Addiction Science, Adults, Buprenorphine, Evidence-Based Practices, Opioids, Overdose, Overdose Prevention Centers, Recovery, Relapse and Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Tratamiento, Trauma, Treatment Research, Young Adults, Health and Medical Professionals Source Type: news