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Research on psychedelics is making a comeback. Magic mushrooms are being studied for their potential therapeutic effects on conditions like depression, anxiety and substance abuse. Watch "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" Sundays at 8 p.m. ET. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HPU clinical psychology students publish Hawaii-specific textbook on mental health
The 400-page book, titled “Integrating Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice in Hawaii,” includes topics such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, substance abuse, trauma and traumatic brain injury, written and researched by HPU's student cohort. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros Source Type: news
2023 Health Care Heroes: Philip Gyura guides patients on the road to recovery at YourPath
Philip Gyura understands that everyone ’s path to recovery is different. The chief medical officer for YourPath has created a practice that meets patients where they’re at — providing low-threshold services for substance abuse. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mollee Francisco Source Type: news
South Africa: Youth-Focused UCT Assist Tool Launched for Early Substance Abuse Detection
[UCT] In an effort to build safer student communities, the web app Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) has been piloted in a bid to spot early risk factors in substance abuse which perpetuate crime and gender-based violence. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Mega-Schools Havens of Indiscipline, Drug and Substance Abuse, Says Education Ministry Official
[New Zimbabwe] LEARNING institutions with large numbers of students have become breeding spaces for rampant indiscipline, drug and substance abuse due to difficulty in monitoring individual learners, a senior official in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Education Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Insomnia and suicide risk in cluster B personality disorder: a comparative cross-sectional study - Tisseyre M, Hudon A, Gigu ère C, Vallières A, Bastien C, Bérubé FA, Cailhol L.
OBJECTIVE The suicide mortality rate among people suffering from cluster B personality disorders is estimated at approximately 20%. High occurrence of comorbid depression and anxiety, as well as substance abuse, are known contributors to this risk. Not onl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Drug addiction and incarceration: a call for research and transparency among prison-based substance abuse treatment programs - Beaton B, Gerber J.
As drug-related offense and illicit drug overdose rates continue to grow in the United States, criminologists have begun to pay more attention to factors influencing illicit drug use as well as effective methods of promoting drug abstinence in treatment pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Namibia: Unemployment, Substance Abuse Leading Cause of Suicide in Namibia
[VOA] Windhoek -- Namibia ranks fourth in the rate of suicide on the African continent, the country's deputy minister of health and social services, Esther Muinjangue, said at a recent regional forum attended by participants from New Zealand, India, Ghana, Nigeria and other countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Treating trauma in criminal justice-involved with SMI: "trauma is a huge part of it" - Hood BJ, Komoski MC.
Individuals with serious mental illness are both disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system and more likely to experience correlates with offending (e.g., trauma, substance abuse, and homelessness). Moreover, research using the Adverse C... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Substance abuse, self-harm and suicide in adolescents - Thornton S.
Data suggests a 35% rise in teenage suicide during the pandemic. Dr Stephanie Thornton considers the data and offers advice
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Source: SafetyLit - June 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Substance abuse and susceptibility to false memory formation: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Caetano T, Pinho MS, Ramadas E, Lopes J, Areosa T, Ferreira D, Dixe MDA.
BACKGROUND: Substance abuse has an impact on various cognitive domains, including memory. Even though this impact has been extensively examined across different subdomains, false memory has been sparsely studied. This systematic review and meta-analysis se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Steward Morton Hospital to close substance-use treatment program in Taunton
Just eighteen months after opening a substance abuse recovery program, Steward Morton Hospital in Taunton plans to close the facility against strong opposition from the nursing union, which says the program is essential to the community. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
American Health Care Is Broken. Major Hospitals Need to Be Part of the Solution
American health care is broken. And American health care systems must transform radically to lead the repair.
Let’s first look at the data: The U.S. now spends more than $4 trillion a year on health care. That’s nearly 20% of gross domestic product. Yet U.S. life expectancy lags literally dozens of other nations—including Portugal, Slovenia, and Turkey—by as much as seven years. If trends continue, we will drop to 64th in the world in life expectancy by 2040, though we will continue to spend significantly more per capita than nearly any other nation.
Diagnosing this failure is not difficult. Nearly ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald M. Berwick and Michelle A. Williams Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
County approves $4.1 million to convert Sacramento motel into residential substance abuse treatment center
Sacramento County has approved $9.1 million to kickstart the creation of 112 new inpatient beds for people recovering from substance use disorders. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Hamann Source Type: news
Addiction treatment beds imperiled by state reimbursement rates
As opioid overdose deaths remain high across the state, substance abuse treatment providers say that increasing reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients may be necessary to avoid closing available beds at addiction and recovery facilities. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sam Drysdale Source Type: news
