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
Intimate partner violence and its associations among HIV-infected MSM with new drug abuse in Jinan, China - Yu Y, Cai H, Chen X, Xiao F, Qin K, Li J.
BACKGROUND: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is prevalent among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM), with well-established risk factors and adverse outcomes. However, there is a lack of comprehensive investigation of both upstream risk factors and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland - Huddleston WR, Robert Lyness J, Quinn A.
The potential for recreational abuse of the analgesic and antiepileptic drug pregabalin is now well established in the literature. The potential minimum lethal dose in post mortem cases is however less defined. All post mortem examinations in Northern Irel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Sudden death related to sexual activity: a multicenter study based on forensic autopsies (2010-2021) - Lopez-Garcia P, de Leon MSS, Hernandez-Guerra AI, Fernandez-Liste A, Lucena J, Morentin B.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics, clinic-pathological findings and recent use of substances of abuse and prescribed drugs in sexual activity-related sudden death (SArSD). METHODS: Multicenter populatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs 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
What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine
Matthew Perry ’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Drug Abuse and Traffic Anesthesia and Anesthetics Depression (Mental) Buprenorphine (Drug) Mental Health and Disorders Antidepressants Addiction (Psychology) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Admi 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
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting-A case study: analysis of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine samples - Deconinck E, Polet MA, Canfyn M, Duchateau C, De Braekeleer K, van Echelpoel R, De Wael K, Gremeaux L, Degreef M, Balcaen M.
More and more countries and organisations emphasise the value of harm reduction measures in the context of illicit drug use and abuse. One of these measures is drug checking, a preventive action that can represent a quick win by tailored consultation on th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Drug Abuse Is Fueling Surge in Heart Infections Among Young Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 -- While rates of a deadly heart infection are dropping generally across the United States, a new report finds one exception: Young adults.In that group, rates of infective endocarditis are rising, probably fueled by a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine 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.”
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]
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
West Virginia is becoming epicenter of 'deadliest drug threat America has ever faced': Lethal combination of zombie 'tranq' and fentanyl could exacerbate death rate in US' worst-hit state for opioid abuse
The opioid epidemic plaguing America is facing a new deadly drug trend - and West Virginia is on track to become the epicenter. But the Mountain State is already facing an opioid epidemic (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Economic burden of health conditions associated with adverse childhood experiences among US adults - Peterson C, Aslam MV, Niolon PH, Bacon S, Bellis MA, Mercy JA, Florence C.
IMPORTANCE: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are preventable, potentially traumatic events in childhood, such as experiencing abuse or neglect, witnessing violence, or living in a household with substance use disorder, mental health problems, or instab... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
