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
Designing and evaluating opioid misuse prevention training for rural communities and health care providers - Eschbach CL, Arnetz BB, Arnetz JE.
Through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funding, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension partnered with MSU's Family Medicine and Health Department of Northwest Michigan to implement trainings for community members and health ca... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Emerging patterns of substance abuse and related treatment in China - Wang X, Li Y, Li J, Hao W.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The situation of China drug use has seen dramatic changes in recent years. The aim of this review is to give a perspective of the current situation of drug abuse, the problems associated with it, and the strategy to control it in China. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
US Adults Report Depression at Record Rates: Survey US Adults Report Depression at Record Rates: Survey
' Social isolation, loneliness, fear of infection, psychological exhaustion, elevated substance abuse, and disruptions in mental health services have all likely played a role, ' wrote the Gallup analysts.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - May 17, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
New Washington law keeps drugs illegal, boosts resources for housing and treatment
Washington lawmakers approved and Gov. Jay Inslee quickly signed a major new drug policy, saying it strikes a balance between public order and compassion for those struggling with substance abuse (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
How Extreme Heat Impacts Your Brain and Mental Health
When the temperature spikes, so too do suicide rates, crime, and violence. Twitter sees hate tweets and online aggression increase during heatwaves, along with phrasing that researchers have linked to anxiety and depression. Our very language captures the confluence of heat and emotion—when we are annoyed, we get “hot under the collar”; when we are angry our “blood boils;” and when something gets to be too much, we have to “let off steam.” Spike Lee’s seminal exploration of racial tension in 1989’s Do The Right Thing unfolds during the hottest day of the year, when scor...
Source: TIME: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Environmental Health healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
DEA: Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications
Notice from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issuing a temporary rule to extend certain exceptions to existing DEA regulations implemented in March 2020 because of the COVID –19 Public Health Emergency (COVID–19 PHE). The full set of telemedicine flexibilities regarding the prescription of controlled medications that were in place during the COVID–19 PHE will remain in place through November 11, 2023. In addition, if a patient and a practitioner have established a telemedicine relationship on or before November 11, 2023, the same tele...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - May 10, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Mental Health Resources for You and Your Community
Tools for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Toolkit from Mental Health America. Includes media and social media resources, printable informational handouts, posters, and DIY tools. Available in Spanish.
Digital Toolkit for Mental Health Awareness Month Includes crafted messages and graphics for social media platforms during Mental Health Awareness month.
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health from MedlinePlus Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with life.
How to Improve Mental Health from MedlinePlus: provides health informa...
Source: The Cornflower - May 9, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Resource Sharing mental health Mental Health Awareness Month Source Type: news
Bucks County's Warwick House residential treatment program to close, cut 58 jobs
Opened in the early 2000s, the Warwick House has specialized in serving children with problems often associated with severe trauma, substance abuse exposure, and serious family stressors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 8, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
NNLM Reading Club has a New Look
Did you know that the NNLM Reading Club made its debut in November 2018?
Prior to the pandemic, our regional offices packaged and shipped eight books and collateral material to libraries across the country who wanted to get the conversation started around a health topic such as mental health, substance abuse, or healthy aging.
Sometimes these topics have a stigma associated with it, and we thought that one way to address these sensitive topics is discussing the protagonist in a novel or discussing a personal experience in a memoir.
You proved us right. From November 2018 until March 2020, NNLM distributed 788 kits reaching...
Source: The Cornflower - May 5, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: Blog NNLM Reading Club Source Type: news
Recreational Cannabis Use a Negative for Adolescent Mental Health
(MedPage Today) -- Cannabis use that doesn't rise to the level of diagnosable substance abuse disorder was nonetheless associated with negative affects on mental health, national data showed.
In the 2015 to 2019 National Surveys on Drug Use and... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC) on June 5, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include information on the progress of the ISUDCC Working Groups; discussion of the ISUDCC Reauthorization; and sections 1262 and 1263 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, commonly known as the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act and Medication A ccess and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - May 4, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Evaluation of integrative community therapy with domestic violence survivors in Quito, Ecuador - Sabina C, Perez-Figueroa D, Reyes L, Campa ña Medina E, Pereira de Souza E, Markovits L, Oña Jacho AC, Rojas Bohorquez GK.
Integrative community therapy (ICT) is a methodology used in the public health arena to deal with problems facing communities such as depression, substance abuse, and stress. This approach is unique as it builds on critical pedagogy, cultural anthropology,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Methamphetamine-induced profound rhabdomyolysis and myoglobin cast nephropathy: a case report and a literature review - Chansaengpetch N, Worasuwannarak W, Worawichawong S.
A 46-year-old male with a history of substance abuse was found dead in custody 30 hours post incarceration for a minor offense. The scene demonstrates the body lying in a prone position in the cell room, locked from the outside. No signs of violence were f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pain perception, resilience, failure tolerance and aggression of women and men treated with methadone in Tehran, Iran - Zoghi L, Ajilchi B, Gholamalieie M.
Introduction
... [1, 2]. Among the very limited treatment options for substance abuse, a methadone maintenance program is an effective drug treatment that leads to the gradual replacement of opioids with methadone to reduce abuse [1, 3]. Based on research... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
