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Students Currently Misusing Prescription Opioids at Greater Risk of Suicide
03/12/2021
While past studies have found that youth with a lifetime history of prescription opioid misuse are at an increased risk for suicidal behaviors, newly released research has found that those who reported they are currently misusing prescription...
While past studies have found that youth with a lifetime history of prescription opioid misuse are at an increased risk for suicidal behaviors, newly released research has found that those who reported they are currently misusing prescription...
While past studies have found...
03/12/2021
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Rx Summit Spotlight | Socio-Economic Factors Drive Stimulant Use in Black Communities
03/09/2021
Stimulant use—particularly cocaine and crystal meth—is on the rise in African American communities, and lingering sentiment stemming from the war on drugs a generation ago and a variety of conditions today are creating an especially difficult...
Stimulant use—particularly cocaine and crystal meth—is on the rise in African American communities, and lingering sentiment stemming from the war on drugs a generation ago and a variety of conditions today are creating an especially difficult...
Stimulant use—particularly...
03/09/2021
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Rx Summit Spotlight | Officials Aim to Improve Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Availability on Campuses
Q&A
03/02/2021
As opioid-involved deaths climb across the country, university administrators are tasked with developing comprehensive plans for keeping their campuses safe. At the upcoming Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, Allison Smith, PhD, senior program...
As opioid-involved deaths climb across the country, university administrators are tasked with developing comprehensive plans for keeping their campuses safe. At the upcoming Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, Allison Smith, PhD, senior program...
As opioid-involved deaths climb...
03/02/2021
Addiction Professional
02/24/2021
A pair of recent studies resulting from Duke University researchers’ work in New Zealand have found that children with mental health issues are more likely to experience poorer physical health in adulthood, suggesting that improved mental...
A pair of recent studies resulting from Duke University researchers’ work in New Zealand have found that children with mental health issues are more likely to experience poorer physical health in adulthood, suggesting that improved mental...
A pair of recent studies...
02/24/2021
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Adolescent Marijuana Use Increases in California
02/19/2021
Adolescents in California reported significant increases in marijuana use in the years following the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in 2016, according to data published this week in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and...
Adolescents in California reported significant increases in marijuana use in the years following the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in 2016, according to data published this week in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and...
Adolescents in California...
02/19/2021
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02/08/2021
Mightier, a Boston-based startup developer of a video game system that teaches children emotional regulation, announced that it has received a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to collaborate with Magellan...
Mightier, a Boston-based startup developer of a video game system that teaches children emotional regulation, announced that it has received a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to collaborate with Magellan...
Mightier, a Boston-based startup...
02/08/2021
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News
01/22/2021
Methamphetamine overdose deaths soared across the U.S. from 2011-18, with American Indians and Alaska Natives registering the highest death rates overall, according to a study conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Methamphetamine overdose deaths soared across the U.S. from 2011-18, with American Indians and Alaska Natives registering the highest death rates overall, according to a study conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Methamphetamine overdose deaths...
01/22/2021
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News
01/12/2021
With more than 40 states reporting an increase in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association, in partnership with the firm Manatt Health, has published an update to its National Roadmap on State-Level...
With more than 40 states reporting an increase in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association, in partnership with the firm Manatt Health, has published an update to its National Roadmap on State-Level...
With more than 40 states...
01/12/2021
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News
12/16/2020
Nicotine and marijuana vaping among teens did not increase from 2019 into early 2020, but use among this population remains high, according to data from the Monitoring the Future survey released this week.
Nicotine and marijuana vaping among teens did not increase from 2019 into early 2020, but use among this population remains high, according to data from the Monitoring the Future survey released this week.
Nicotine and marijuana vaping...
12/16/2020
Addiction Professional
News
12/11/2020
In study findings presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, women who received a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after a diagnosis of breast cancer were found to be at a greater risk of chronic controlled substance use,...
In study findings presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, women who received a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after a diagnosis of breast cancer were found to be at a greater risk of chronic controlled substance use,...
In study findings presented at...
12/11/2020
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