SAMHSA: Request for Information; Potential Changes to its Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking comments on potential changes to its Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center (EBPRC), specifically regarding the possible introduction of three new domains for the EBPRC website. SAMHSA seeks input on four general questions about the EBPRC overall, as well as each of the domains described in this notice. Comments are due by October 13, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 7, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Investigating the relationship between domestic violence with substance abuse and suicide resilience in mothers with disabled children - Mohammadi F, Barati M, Borzou SR, Ezati E, Mohammadi K, Mohammadi Z, Khazaei S, Masoumi SZ.
INTRODUCTION: Mothers with disabled children are among the most critical groups exposed to domestic violence. Although domestic violence strongly affects these mothers' physical and mental health, it subsequently affects their drug addiction and resilience... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Exclusive: Wayspring opens two Kentucky substance abuse treatment clinics with one more on the way
The clinics are a partnership with Louisville-based Medicaid insurer WellCare of Kentucky. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 5, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news
Socioeconomic disparities in the uptake of substances of abuse: results from a household cross-sectional survey in Murang' a County, Kenya - Were VO, Okoyo CO, Araka SB, Kanyi HM, Echoka EE, Mwandawiro CS, Njomo DW.
Drug and substance abuse has adverse health effects and a substantial economic burden to the global economies and at the household level. There is, however, limited data on socio-economic disparities in the update of the substance of abuse in low-to-middle... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Bitboy Crypto says goodbye to Ben Armstrong
The parent firm of the Bitboy Crypto brand removed Ben Armstrong from the brand, citing substance abuse and harm.#bitboycrypto #benarmstrong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health struggles. And everyone is talking—correctly or not—in the language of therapy, peppering conversations with references to gaslighting, toxic people, and boundaries.
All this mainstream awareness is reflected in the data too: by the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently received some kind of mental-health care, an increase of almost 15 mil...
Source: TIME: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Retrospective chart review of substance abuse in patients with psychiatric emergencies in an emerging urban county - Koura S, White A, Masdon J, Brewer KL, Parker-Cote JL, Meggs WJ.
OBJECTIVES: Substance abuse is common in patients with psychiatric emergencies. To further understand the connection between substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, a retrospective chart review was done that included positive drug screens among patients... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse in Iranian adults: results of Azar Cohort Study - Naghizadeh S, Faramarzi E, Akbari H, Jafari N, Sarbakhsh P, Mohammadpoorasl A.
BACKGROUND: Substance abuse has significant health impacts on families and society as a whole. We aimed to provide detailed prevalence estimates of substance abuse among the Azar Cohort Study respondents in Tabriz, Iran. METHODS: Data on 15006 part... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Solicitation of Nominations for Additional Non-Voting Representatives on the Maternal Mental Health Task Force
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking applications from qualified individuals or organizations to be considered for non-voting representative positions on the Maternal Mental Health Task Force subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS). ACWS advises the Associate Administrator for Women's Services (AAWS) on appropriate activities to be undertaken by SAMHSA with respect to women's substance use and mental health services. The Maternal Mental Health Task Force subcommittee will focus on maternal mental health and substance use including prevention, screening...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - August 24, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Developing the Weaving Healthy Families Program to promote wellness and prevent substance abuse and violence: approach, adaptation, and implementation - McKinley CE, Lilly J, Liddell JL, Knipp H, Solomon TA, Comby N, Comby H, Haynes P, Ferris K, Goldberg M.
Family prevention programs that enhance mental health, wellness, and resilience-while simultaneously addressing violence and alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse-among Indigenous families are scarce. This gap in culturally grounded and community-based progra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Molecular insights into GPCR mechanisms for drugs of abuse - Sanchez-Reyes OB, Zilberg G, McCorvy JD, Wacker D.
Substance abuse is on the rise, and while many people may use illicit drugs mainly due to their rewarding effects, their societal impact can range from severe, as is the case for opioids, to promising, as is the case for psychedelics. Common with all these... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Adverse childhood experiences and mental health in an adolescent partial hospital program - deSteiguer AJ, Frazier EA, Gelman DJ, Hedrick MA, Micalizzi L.
Childhood adversity has been associated with myriad physical, emotional, and mental health symptoms across the lifespan, including higher risk for substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and premature mortality. The current study evaluates the asso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Northeast Delta HSA unveils Harm-Reduction Vending Machines; effort to reduce drug overdose, misuse
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) announces the launch of its innovative harm-reduction vending machines. These state-of-the-art machines are designed to provide critical resources and support to individuals at risk of substance abuse, promoting harm reduction and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is allowing an additional 30 days for comments on the extension of an information collection titled "Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records." Comments are due within 30 days of this notice. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - August 10, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Health Care Utilization Up With Childhood Stressful Life Events
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- Stressful life events (SLEs) in childhood, including emotional abuse, unmet basic needs, experiences of racism, household mental illness, household substance abuse, parental incarceration, and exposure to neighborhood... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
