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Recently Incarcerated Account for Nearly 20% of US Suicides
"Suicide prevention efforts should focus on people who have spent at least 1 night in jail in the past year."
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US Fentanyl Seizures Skyrocket
Seizures of fentanyl surpassed 115,000 in 2023, an increase of 1700% from 2017, study finds.
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High-Potency Cannabis Tied to Impaired Brain Development, Psychosis, Cannabis-Use Disorder
“Clearly new treatment strategies are needed to address the mounting challenge of cannabis-use disorder risk in teens and young adults.”
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Top Predictors of Substance Initiation in Youth Flagged
The results show certain modifiable risk factors may play a role in preventing youth from starting to use substances.
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The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Happens Next?
Following 2023 FDA information that legitimized marijuana as a medical treatment, DEA moves to lower its scheduling.
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Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders
The current prevalence of mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness was 67% and the lifetime prevalence was 77%.
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Girls Catching Up With Boys in Substance Use
Substance use remains “a crucial public health problem among adolescents” despite overall declines in smoking, alcohol, and cannabis use.
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Getting Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Started on Buprenorphine in Primary Care
Any DEA-registered PCP can prescribe buprenorphine and should screen for opioid use disorder, presenter says.
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Integrating Telemedicine for HCV With Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Works
In the telemedicine group 92.4% initiated HCV treatment compared with 40.4% in the referral group, and participants in the telemedicine group were...
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MAUD Medication at Discharge Dramatically Cuts Rehospitalization Rates
Despite the link to better outcomes, few patients receive this medication.
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Cannabis Constituent May Be Key to Easing THC-Induced Anxiety
The findings could have implications for the use of medicinal or recreational cannabis, which has increased in recent years due to state...