Oregon Measure 110 addiction treatment services to get an unexpected $40M boost
Service providers had been looking at cuts due to lower marijuana tax revenue.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 17, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news

U.S. Drug Overdoses Jumped Slightly Last Year. But Experts See Hopeful Signs
NEW ORLEANS — Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year. Experts aren’t sure whether that means the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in U.S. history is finally reaching a peak, or whether it’ll look like previous plateaus that were followed by new surges in deaths. “The fact that it does seem to be flattening out, at least at a national level, is encouraging,” said Katherine Keyes, a Columbia University epidemiology professor w...
Source: TIME: Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

The reason Elon Musk is torpedoing Twitter ’s brand
Is Musk’s behavior part of an unconventional rebrand strategy, or is it the most expensive troll in history? Changing Twitter’s bird logo to dogecoin’s Shiba Inu. Renaming its headquarters to Titter. A logo reminiscent of an 1980s porn production company. The paid checkmark mess that turned…#changingtwitter #shibainu #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biden Chooses Cancer Expert Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health. Bertagnolli is a cancer surgeon and researcher who last fall became the first female head of the NIH’s National Cancer Institute. If confirmed by the Senate, she would become the second woman named permanent director of the NIH, one of the world’s leading biomedical research agencies. “Dr. Bertagnolli has spent her career pioneering scientific discovery and pushing the boundaries of what is possible to improve cancer prevention and treatment,” B...
Source: TIME: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news

These Brands Aim to Break America ' s Fast Furniture Addiction
Faced with the concurrent problems of overflowing landfills, a warming climate, and—on a much more quotidian level—the incredible headache of moving or replacing furniture, brands like Kaiyo and Fernish are building more circular, sustainable and convenient ways of furnishing our homes. When it…#kaiyo #fernish #epa
Source: Reuters: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

County with high rate of overdose deaths doesn't use opioid settlement funds for addiction programCounty with high rate of overdose deaths doesn't use opioid settlement funds for addiction program
Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of helping people harmed by addiction, county officials are finding other ways to spend it.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Genuine question, what do all of you do for work that you ’re fine with having $5k weekly loss porn
Source: Reuters: Health - May 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Oregon ’s drug decriminalisation has had a troubled start
“W for microbreweries and marijuana—and now fentanyl and tent cities,” says Tony Vezina, who runs Recovery, an addiction-recovery organisation in Oregon. Driving around Portland’s Old Town, he points out people smoking fentanyl from pieces of tinfoil. Things were different a dozen years ago, when…#tonyvezina #oregon #portland #mikeschmidt #multnomahcounty #oregonians #keithhumphreys #stanforduniversity #paigeclarkson #marioncounty
Source: Reuters: Health - May 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Are Teens Really Having Less Sex —Or Do They Just Define It Differently?
SAN FRANCISCO — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase—typically done via text—that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving. And the shift is not being adequately captured in national studies, experts say. For years, studies have shown a decline in the rates of American high school students having sex. That trend continu...
Source: TIME: Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JOCELYN GECKER/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news

FDA Moves to Curb Misuse of ADHD Meds FDA Moves to Curb Misuse of ADHD Meds
The FDA has announced updates to ADHD stimulant medication labels to note the serious risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, and the sharing of these drugs.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 12, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 -- Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found. Disabled people on Medicare are not likely...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Cryptocurrency trading addiction: What to look out for and how it is treated
An often overlooked aspect of the cryptocurrency market’s reputation for volatility is the effect sudden market changes can have on the mental health of traders and investors. Addiction to day trading, or pathological trading, is already well-known among stocks and commodities traders and has been…#tonymarini #castlecraigrehab #scotland #aaronsternlicht #sternlicht #marini #brits #publichealthengland #castlecraig #universidaddedeusto
Source: Reuters: Health - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Addiction Treatment Medicine Is Vastly Underprescribed, Especially by Race, Study Finds
Black patients with opioid use disorder were far less likely to fill prescriptions for the most effective addiction treatments than white patients. But strikingly few patients of all races got the medicine.
Source: NYT Health - May 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Buprenorphine (Drug) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Opioids and Opiates Research Race and Ethnicity Pain-Relieving Drugs Addiction (Psychology) Black People Methadone Hispanic-Americans Minorities Medicare Dartmouth Co Source Type: news

Northern Ontario's 5 largest cities continue to have highest opioid death rates in province
Dallas Kosy, who lost a brother-in-law to addiction, says he's not surprised a recent coroner's report shows the north's five largest cities continue to have the highest opioid-related mortality rates in Ontario. Kosy believes there needs to be more supportive housing, and advocates say more funding for services and better policies could save lives.
Source: CBC | Health - May 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Sudbury Source Type: news

‘Accused’ Boss Howard Gordon Explains His Personal Connections To The Season 1 Finale & Talks Ideas For Season 2
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Fox’s Accused. Fox’s crime anthology series Accused wrapped its first season on Tuesday with an episode about a retired rock star who is trying every route imaginable to help his adult son overcome drug addiction. In some ways,…#foxsaccused #howardgordon #keithcarradine #deadline #howard #gordon #season2 #sony #billyporter #marleematlin
Source: Reuters: Health - May 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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