Zimbabwe: Agency Necessary to Curb Drugs Scourge
[The Herald] SO serious is the menace of drug abuse in Zimbabwe, and so multi-faceted is the need for a response, that a specialist Drug and Substance Abuse Agency, now proposed by Cabinet, makes a great deal of sense. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Breaking the silence: phenomenological unveiling of the hidden impact of abuse on Iranian athletes - Mohebbi F, Norouzi Seyed Hossini R, Saffari M, Aghaeinia H.
Abuse is a social concern in all life affairs including sports. This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experience of Iranian athletes who had been abused in sports. The participants were six athletes who had experienced abuse in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Rapid screening of new psychoactive substances using pDART-QqQ-MS - Hsu WH, Cheng KW, Feng TH, Chen JY, Chen GY, Chen LY, Weng TI, Hsu CC.
Drug abuse is a severe social problem worldwide. Particularly, the issue of new psychoactive substances (NPSs) have increasingly emerged. NPSs are structural or functional analogs of traditional illicit drugs, such as cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamine; th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study finds.
National estimates suggest as many as 85%... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women
Key takeawaysIn a CDC database of violent deaths, researchers found large discrepancies in the language used in police reports and public health records to describe the circumstances surrounding male and female suicides.Words associated with male suicides were far more likely to reference job loss, alcohol abuse, financial stress and unusual behavior around the time of death than moods or mental health struggles clinicians would typically flag as precursors to suicide.The findings offer a new approach to understanding and identifying early warning signs for suicide that could be used to train health care workers and first ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and First-Ever Federal Action Plan
Announces the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) and the associated Federal Action Plan, a plan developed by 10 federal departments. The National Strategy offers recommendations for addressing needs for at-risk populations. Highlights suicide rate disparities for various race and ethnicities. Includes links to the National Strategy, the Federal Action Plan, and other resources for mental healthcare access and substance abuse services. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 23, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Ibogaine By David Dardashti Announces New Algorithm For Alcohol Addiction
MIAMI, April 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ibogaine By David Dardashti, a prominent provider of natural and holistic remedies for substance abuse, has developed a novel algorithm to tackle the escalating issue of alcohol addiction. The most crucial element of the addiction treatment algorithm is to…#miami #daviddardashti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adderall could become the next opioid epidemic, DEA warns
A Drug Enforcement Administration chief compared the influx of new prescriptions and high risk of abuse to that of opioids in the early to mid-2000s. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Childhood Abuse Linked To Higher Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adulthood
People who survived emotional abuse or neglect during their childhood might be almost three times more likely to be admitted to the hospital for alcohol and substance use disorders. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
The prevalence, risks, and detection of driving under the influence of nitrous oxide - Vinckenbosch FRJ, Dur án Jiménez D, Helmerhorst H, Dahan A, Aarts L, Bikker F, Theunissen E, Ramaekers JG.
Nitrous oxide (N2O), colloquially known as laughing gas, is a common recreational drug of abuse. The gas is inhaled in its undiluted form from a party balloon. Its intoxicating effects are described as dissociative and euphoric, accompanied by ataxia, hypo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Core curriculum elements on substance use disorder for early academic career medical and health professions education programs - U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration..
Government estimates indicate the nation's behavioral health workforce, including those who treat patients with substance use disorders (SUD), will continue to experience staffing shortages and that it is imperative to address future workforce needs for se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Firearm-related injuries and the US opioid and other substance use epidemic: a nationwide evaluation of emergency department encounters - Tennakoon L, Ko A, Knight AW, Nassar AK, Wu R, Spain DA, Knowlton LM.
INTRODUCTION: There has been a sharp climb in the Unites States' death rate among opioid and other substance abuse patients, as well as an increased prevalence in gun violence. We aimed to investigate the association between substance abuse and gun violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
NYC High School Student Develops AI that Determines Proper Response to Incoming 911 Calls More Accurately than Human Operators
With 94.5% accuracy, algorithm could improve response to 198,000 mental health and substance abuse calls in NYC alone, significant long term savings possible for city NEW YORK, April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A local high school student concerned about the growing public health... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Publicly Recognized Success Stories: Virtue Recovery Killeen Shares Inspiring Testimonials of Transformation
Recently, we've seen escalating challenges of drug and alcohol abuse coming out of Killeen, Texas, which has helped emphasize the urgent demand for enhanced community engagement, preventive strategies, and support frameworks. Recent reviews have highlighted the positive work being done... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
