St. Louis-area addiction treatment nonprofit hires new CEO
A nonprofit organization that operates substance abuse treatment centers in the St. Louis area has hired a new CEO. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 10, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news
Peer researchers explore the causes of multiple complex needs
In this study, researchers trained 2 people with complex needs to interview their peers. Peer researchers have shared experiences and ' insider ' status; in the interviews, they were able to draw out unique views from other people with lived experience. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arkansas Gets OK to Expand Rural Health Services Under Medicaid
The state initiative, called Life360 Homes, will focus on women with high-risk pregnancies, people with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, and young adults who are most at risk of long-term poverty and poor health. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 3, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Warning: medical education is hazardous to your mental health. medical students should make an informed decision to begin and continue training - Stacey A, D'Eon M, Andersen M, Koehncke N, Campoli J, Thompson G, Riou K.
For decades there has been ample evidence that training to become a physician and practicing medicine is hazardous to one's health and wellness. In the face of the extremely high rates of suicide, substance abuse, depression and burnout in the medical stud... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
Sexual history documentation and screening in adolescent females with suicidal ideation in the emergency department - Vayngortin T, Clark K, Hollenbach K.
Adolescents with mental illness often seek care in the emergency department (ED) and are more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as substance abuse and unprotected sex, increasing their risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI), unintended pregna... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
An assessment of drug and substance abuse prevalence: a cross-sectional study among undergraduates in selected southwestern universities in Nigeria - Olanrewaju JA, Hamzat EO, Enya JI, Udekwu MO, Osuoya Q, Bamidele R, Feyisike Johnson O, Johnson BS, Olanrewaju I, Owolabi JO.
OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence and awareness of drug and substance abuse among undergraduates in four southwestern universities in Nigeria. METHODS: The sample of 400 students included 100 male and female stude... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Matthew Perry Gets Emotional Looking Back At Weight Loss From Substance Abuse
Matthew Perry gets emotional with Diane Sawyer as they look back at his weight loss on "Friends" when he was battling addiction. #dianesawyer #substanceabuse #matthewperry (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strategies for Limiting Opioids Post-Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. According to CDC data, an average of 207 people died each day from opioid overdoses in the U.S. during the 12-month period ending in April 2021. When opioids are prescribed... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Biden Administration Offers Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Buprenorphine (Drug) Women and Girls Pregnancy and Childbirth Drug Abuse and Traffic United States Politics and Government Opioids and Opiates Courts and the Judiciary Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra Source Type: news
Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Buprenorphine (Drug) Women and Girls Pregnancy and Childbirth Drug Abuse and Traffic United States Politics and Government Opioids and Opiates Courts and the Judiciary Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra Source Type: news
Firearm-related injuries and the US opioid epidemic: a nationwide evaluation of emergency department encounters - Tennakoon LD, Nassar AK, Wanberg JA, Knowlton LM.
INTRODUCTION: There has been a sharp climb in the US death rate among opioid and other substance abuse patients, as well as an increased prevalence of gun violence. We aimed to investigate the association between opioid-substance abuse and gun violence in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Biden administration seeks to expand 24/7 mental health care
The federal government wants to expand all-hours mental health and substance abuse care in communities around the country (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Stop Worshiping Central Banks
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 2022 (IPS) Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world economy into recession, financial turmoil and debt crises.
Wall Street ‘cred’
Most CB governors believe ‘credibility’ is desirable and must be achieved by fighting inflation at any cost. To justify their own more harmful policies, they warn inflation is ‘damaging’.
Anis ChowdhuryThey argue CBs need ‘independence’ from governments to pursue ‘credible’ monetary policy. Inflation targeting to ‘anchor’...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Armed Conflicts Development & Aid Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Anis Chowdhury Source Type: news
Hope and Grief in a U.S. County With One of the Highest Suicide Rates
Brandon Kapelow is a filmmaker and photographer from Wyoming. He is a suicide-loss survivor and a peer-support facilitator for SOLACE and the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
I was raised in the wilds of western Wyoming and spent my childhood exploring the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, camping in Idaho and Montana, and visiting family in Colorado and New Mexico. It was a beautiful but difficult place to grow up. Apart from Alaska, these are the states that continually rank highest for deaths by suicide, earning the Intermountain West the ominous designation “the Suici...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brandon Kapelow Tags: Uncategorized feature healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
There ’s a lot of hate in the world. UCLA’s scholars are asking why and what can be done
Key takeaways:The three-year pilot program brings together fellows from 20 disciplines across the UCLA campus.The first year focuses on research into myriad topics related to hate — how it manifests in the brain, online and in communities, and who is most affected.Findings will support new interventions in education, health care, public policy and other fields.UCLA is launching theInitiative to Study Hate, an ambitious social impact project that brings together a broad consortium of scholars to understand and ultimately mitigate hate in its multiple forms. Supported by a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor, ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
