Addiction treatment center plans $22M East Baltimore facility
The new facility will offer substance abuse treatment for pregnant mothers and adolescents ages 13-17, two groups the organization says are overlooked. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joe Ilardi Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will hold a public meeting of the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) on February 27, 2024. SAMHSA TTAC provides a venue wherein Tribal leadership and SAMHSA staff can exchange information about public health issues, identify urgent mental health and substance abuse needs, and discuss collaborative approaches to addressing these behavioral health issues and needs. Meeting information will be posted on theSAMHSA Council's website.Pre-registration is required. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 18, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The Country Where People Drink The Most Alcohol
The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps Substance Abuse Country Profiles for each of the world’s countries. Most recently, it was able to get data from 171 out of 194 (88%) Member States. One of the goals of the work is to cut down on the harmful use of alcohol. And in some nations, it is a…#alcoholorg #belarus #belarusian #lithuania #grenada #czechrepublic #easterneurope #poland #ukraine #worldfactbook (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Matthew Perry Died From Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Shows
Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine, according to an autopsy of the “Friends” actor released Friday. The 54-year-old actor, who was open about his lifelong substance abuse struggles, was discovered unresponsive in the pool at his Pacific Palisades home on Oct. 28, according to…#matthewperry #pacificpalisades (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microsoft says Russia uses fake celebrity videos for disinformation
Beginning in July, 2023, a Russian viral disinformation video campaign falsely accused Zelenskyy of having a substance abuse problem.#russian #zelenskyy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An Explosion in Sports Betting Is Driving Gambling Addiction Among College Students
When Evan Ozmat, a Ph.D. student in psychology at the University of Albany, first began counseling undergraduates about HIV and substance abuse, he expected to hear about their health issues. Instead, he heard about problem gambling.
“Since the beginning of the project three years ago, students have brought up, unprompted, gambling,” Ozmat says. “We started asking about it in every appointment and everyone has something to say. It’s everywhere.”
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The majority of the gambling takes place on mobile phones, Ozmat says, largely—although not ...
Source: TIME: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Oliver Staley Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Commercial fishermen need more support for substance abuse and fatigue, lawmakers say
A group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska says a federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Methamphetamine abuse has long plagued the gay community, but a new study finds that any form of substance abuse treatment can help users quit. In a news release, University of California, Los Angeles researchers explained... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Parenting the Addicted: Scenes From a Substance Abuse Clinic Parenting the Addicted: Scenes From a Substance Abuse Clinic
Parenting an adult child with a substance abuse problem often involves making painful choices that look senseless — or worse — to an outsider.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
A pediatric patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea and comorbid depression and substance abuse - Leconte CE, Ng JW, Manzardo AM, Douglass MM.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), depression, and substance abuse problems share similar symptomatology and have significant interplay. An underlying diagnosis of OSA can often be overlooked in patients with significant psychiatric illness and polysubstance u... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The "triple whammy": serious psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and substance misuse among transgender persons - Klein H, Washington TA.
PURPOSE: This paper examines the conjoint effects of serious psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse among transgender adults. The principal aims are to determine the prevalence of this "triple whammy," identify the factors underlyin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The effects of the Friendship Online Intervention Program on physical activity, substance abuse, psychosomatic symptoms, and well-being among at-risk youth - Glaser M, Green G, Barak S, Bord S, Levi S, Jakobovich R, Dunsky A, Zigdon A, Zwilling M, Tesler R.
INTRODUCTION: At-risk youth are those who are currently or potentially exposed to physical, mental, or emotional danger. The Friendship Online Intervention Program (FOIP) was created to encourage physical activity (PA) and reduce risky behavior among vocat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on Tuesday, which showed that nearly one in five... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Portland substance use provider taps Corrections' behavioral health chief as new CEO
Devarshi Bajpai began his long career in substance abuse treatment at Fora, formerly called De Paul Treatment Centers. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Inadequate coping strategies of men who have committed sexual aggression against women: a study of their developmental antecedents - Gauthier A, Deli C, Garant E, Proulx J.
Several researchers have found that men who have committed sexual aggression have inadequate coping strategies (e.g., paraphilic sexual fantasies, substance abuse). However, very few researchers have empirically examined the factors potentially associated ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
