Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well Jun 25, 2021
Can Cannabis Use Lead to Suicidal Thoughts? Survey data showed increasing suicidal behaviors among young adults over prior decade Jun 22, 2021
As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountable Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems Jun 09, 2021
Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearing Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns Jun 08, 2021
Ethics Consult: Is Reporting Mom's Drug Use Protecting Child or Invading Privacy? You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jun 04, 2021
Qelbree Hits Shelves; Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairment Breakthrough News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 26, 2021
Pandemic Drinking Took Swift Toll on the Gut, Liver Alcohol-related inpatient consults soared, remained high even after reopening May 14, 2021
Therapists Distracted by Social Media While Delivering Virtual Care Small survey finds 39% of therapists check email, social media during sessions May 11, 2021
Teen Social Media Addiction? Consider Race-Based Trauma Composite case offers example on how media diet of racial violence could affect mental health May 06, 2021
ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extension Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help? May 04, 2021
Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Kids: The Known Unknowns Literature review turns up factors associated with youth psych admissions, and knowledge gaps Apr 30, 2021
Did Vaping THC 'Wax' for 5 Days Cause This Teen Girl's Seizure? Evidence for the effect of THC on seizure threshold is conflicting, clinicians say Apr 29, 2021
Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries Apr 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked? A review of the data show there's cause for alarm Apr 23, 2021
Ultra-Long-Acting Schizophrenia Pill Success; What 'Cured' Seth Rogen's ADHD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 21, 2021
In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history Apr 21, 2021
Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed? Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc Apr 16, 2021
Job Loss Seen Driving Many Nurse Suicides And a new study provides more data on risk for nurses versus physicians Apr 14, 2021
Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration Apr 13, 2021
In-Hospital Addiction Navigation Slashes Readmission Bedside intervention significantly cut ED, inpatient readmission rates Apr 05, 2021
What are the Cost-Effective Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder? Modeling study puts numbers to savings from medication-assisted treatment Mar 31, 2021
Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va. This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 24, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks Jan 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential Jan 09, 2021
Untreated Autism Spectrum Disorder Tied to Alcohol, Drug Abuse But those on psychotropic agents for autism seemed to attenuate their risk Jan 04, 2021
House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening' "I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours" Dec 17, 2020
Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 16, 2020
Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner Dec 14, 2020
Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined Dec 07, 2020
Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data Dec 03, 2020
Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance Nov 29, 2020
California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project 2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years Nov 17, 2020
AMA Must Work Harder to End Racism in Medicine, Delegates Say "It's time for our AMA to recognize that Black lives matter" Nov 15, 2020