_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Battling the Overdose Crisis By Jane Farrell article Whether it’s due to opioids, alcohol poisoning or the overconsumption of another drug, there’s a public-health crisis involving overdoses. People … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Could Another Drug Fight Opioid Misuse? By Jane Farrell article Researchers are testing an experimental drug aimed at treating cravings associated with opioid use disorder (OUD). The trial has begun … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse The Pros and Cons of Using Online Support Groups for Addiction, Grief, PTSD or Eating Disorders By Sondra Forsyth article As we enter 2019, the Internet has ushered in a new trend of online support groups. These online communities have … Read More→
_ Alcoholism and Drug Abuse After Naloxone, When Can Opioid Overdose Patients Be Safely Discharged? By Sondra Forsyth article Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) just an hour … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Alcohol, Not Drugs, Most Popular Among College Students By Jane Farrell article A federal survey on substance use among teens transitioning to adulthood showed that 13 percent of non-college young adults report … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Many Young Addicts Aren't Getting The Treatment They Need By Jane Farrell article A majority of adolescents and young adults diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not getting the recommended medicine to treat … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse One in Four Older Adults Prescribed a Benzodiazepine Goes on to Risky Long-Term Use By Sondra Forsyth article Prescriptions for sedatives known as benzodiazepines may start as well-intentioned efforts to calm anxiety, improve sleep or ease depression. But … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Synthetic Cannabis May Boost Stroke Risk in Young Users By Jane Farrell article After smoking synthetic cannabis (also known as “spice” or “k2”), a young prison inmate was left permanently disabled in the … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Providing Clinicians with Feedback on Their Opioid Prescribing Data Alters Future Prescribing By Sondra Forsyth article Asking emergency department (ED) providers to self-identify their opioid prescribing practices and then providing them with timely, clinically relevant, individualized, … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse A Third of Young Adults Have Ridden with an Impaired Driver By Sondra Forsyth article Roughly a third of recent high school graduates have ridden in a motor vehicle with a substance-impaired driver, according to … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Mixing “Benzos” with Opiates Will Cause a Drug Pandemic in America By Sondra Forsyth article Leading Addiction Medicine expert Dr. Indra Cidambi, Medical Director at Center for Network Therapy, has highlighted a steep climb in … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse A Simple Brochure May Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic By Jane Farrell article A straightforward patient-education brochure that explains how to dispose of unused pain pills can help battle the nation’s opioid epidemic, … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Medicare Has Few Limits on Opioid Prescriptions By Jane Farrell article Although federal guidelines recommend restrictions of prescription opioids to Medicare patients, Medicare plans place few restrictions on the coverage of … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse How to Tell if Your Teen Is Using Drugs By Jane Farrell article Prescription drugs, especially opioids, are a growing threat to the health of young people, with 6 percent of teens 12 … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse By Jane Farrell article From the experts at SeniorHealth, a division of the National Institute on Aging, strategies on how to control potential drug … Read More→
_ Alcoholism and Drug Abuse How Nutrition Helps Recovery from Addiction By Jane Farrell article According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease. It is considered a … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Are You a Compulsive Online and Mobile Shopper? By Sondra Forsyth article Thanks to smartphones and tablets, people can access any store in the world from their beds at 2am, their offices, … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse More Older Americans Using Cannabis By Sondra Forsyth article The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has reported in the January 2017 issue of The Gerontologist that … Read More→