'My drinking was out of control - but now I know I can recover'
Scotland's only NHS-funded rehab launches a new peer support project to save people from addiction.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Man spent 40 bitcoin on hitman to stop teen testifying against him for child porn
A New Jersey man who exchanged sexual photos with a 13-year-old has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison, in a wild case that involved hiring a hitman for 40 bitcoin to murder the child before they could testify against him in court. In the summer of 2015, John Michael Musbach traded…#newjersey #johnmichaelmusbach #galloway #atlanticcounty #atlanticcity #departmentofjustice #lawcrime #roccoccipparonejr #philadelphiainquirer #protonmail
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Louis Theroux To Deliver Edinburgh TV Festival Mactaggart Lecture
Louis Theroux will deliver this year’s James MacTaggart memorial lecture, the flagship address at the Edinburgh TV Festival. The documentary maker, who also founded unscripted production company Mindhouse in 2019, has examined everything from Scientology to porn to neo-Nazis in his films. He has…#louistheroux #jamesmactaggart #edinburghtvfestival #mindhouse #scientology #theroux #mactaggart #newsnight #emilymaitlis #michaelacoel
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pregnant Women on Anti-Addiction Medication Had Their Babies Taken Away
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your baby.
Source: NYT Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shoshana Walter Tags: Child Abuse and Neglect Buprenorphine (Drug) Law and Legislation Children and Childhood Babies and Infants Parenting Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Opioids and Opiates Drug Abuse and Traffic Native Americans Families and Fa Source Type: news

They Followed Doctors ’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your baby.
Source: NYT Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shoshana Walter Tags: Child Abuse and Neglect Buprenorphine (Drug) Law and Legislation Children and Childhood Babies and Infants Parenting Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Opioids and Opiates Drug Abuse and Traffic Native Americans Families and Fa Source Type: news

Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests
New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction. (Image credit: South_agency/Getty Images)
Source: NPR Health and Science - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Will Stone Source Type: news

Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction
Stigma around medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is decreasing, leading more judges, particularly rural judges, to offer MOUD as an alternative to jail time. Highlights the Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN-ROCS) as an example program. First introduced in one judicial district, it is now being replicated in other parts of the state. Notes that availability of treatment in rural areas remains an issue.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - June 28, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Increased incidence of mixed drug toxicity deaths involving tapentadol - a forensic study - Stephenson L, van den Heuvel C, Humphries M, Scott T, Byard RW.
Tapentadol is a relatively new synthetic opioid analgesic prescribed for the management of moderate to severe pain. While tapentadol has been shown to be more effective than traditional opioid analgesics, it still carries the risk of addiction, abuse, and ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Identifying biomarkers of drug use recurrence using wearable device technologies and phone applications - Mahoney JJ, Finomore VS, Marton JL, Ramadan J, Hodder SL, Thompson-Lake DGY, Marsh CB, Koch-Gallup N, Ranjan M, Rezai AR.
BACKGROUND: Identifying predictors of drug use recurrence (DUR) is critical to combat the addiction epidemic. Wearable devices and phone-based applications for obtaining self-reported assessments in the patient's natural environment (e.g., ecological momen...
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Yale New Haven Hospital dispenses first three-day supply of methadone
The hospital ’s first dispensation of a three-day take home supply of methadone to treat opioid use disorder follows new standards in addiction treatment.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - June 23, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Excessive Drinking Increased for Women in Their 30s
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 -- Excessive drinking is increasing for U.S. middle-aged women, according to a study published online June 20 in Addiction. Rachel Sayko Adams, from the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues assessed...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Is a Drug to Treat Cannabis Addiction Finally Within Reach? Is a Drug to Treat Cannabis Addiction Finally Within Reach?
Data suggest that AEF0117 weakens the effects of cannabis and decreases a person ' s desire to use it without causing withdrawal symptoms.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

OHSU study finds wide variance in use of proven opioid addiction treatment
Oregon performed slightly better than the national average.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news

Gen-Z Students Are Receptive to Using Genetic Tests to Learn Addiction Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder, Rutgers Study Finds
This research indicates consumers could increase their demand for clinical laboratory testing for genetic risk factors associated with addiction Rutgers University researchers recently published a study of hundreds of college students that suggests there could be high future consumer demand for genetic testing related to addiction risk. What is significant is that the college students […] The post Gen-Z Students Are Receptive to Using Genetic Tests to Learn Addiction Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder, Rutgers Study Finds appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - June 23, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine Source Type: news

New Fentanyl Laws Ignite Debate Over Combating Overdose Crisis
Critics say a fierce law-and-order approach could undermine public health goals and advances in addiction treatment.
Source: NYT Health - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Law and Legislation Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Mandatory Sentencing States (US) State Legislatures Medicine and Health Politics and Government Addiction (Psychology) Ten Source Type: news

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