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They Rarely Ask for Pain Pills Now

Reflections on medical policy, DEA permits, and the fentanyl crisis

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Ketamine Clinics Diverge From APA Recommendations

Nation's premier psychiatric association calls proliferation of ketamine clinics the "wild west"

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Rumors on Kate Middleton's Health Swirl; Alcohol Deaths Surge; 1 in 8 Have Obesity

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: 'Make Sure They're Breathing'

"We don't really need people to wake up. We need them to breathe," clinician says

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Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk

Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a "call to action"

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MDMA for PTSD Under FDA Review; GLP-1 for Opioid Cravings; ADHD an Evolutionary Aid?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality

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E-Cigs Show Some Benefit as Smoking Cessation Aid in Clinical Trial

More people able to abstain from smoking tobacco than after traditional counseling alone

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Doing Away With Needle Exchange Programs Won't Prevent Drug Use

This is where the principle of harm reduction becomes important

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No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose

Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose

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Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websites

Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse"

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Death Penalty Position Statement; Depression and Body Temp; New APA Medical Director

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk

Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk

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What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids

This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country

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As Investors Pile Into Psychedelics, Idealism Gives Way to Pharma Economics

Challenges abound for the burgeoning sector

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Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobriety

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine

Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth

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Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

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In the Marrow of My Bones

Honoring the memory of one of my earliest patients

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Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization

Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however

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Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma

No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however

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Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosis

Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play

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Certain Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Substance Use Disorder

Prevalence particularly high in those recently diagnosed with head and neck and cervical cancers

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DSM's Undisclosed Industry Ties; Antipsychotic Heart Risks; FOMO and Phone Addiction

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence?

Emotional dysregulation mediates relationship between childhood trauma, brain dynamics

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Why Are So Many Americans Dying of COVID? 'Gas-Station Heroin;' Measles Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Weekly Risperidone Win; Meta Hides Harmful Teen Content; Breathing to Altered State?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data

It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey

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Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone

California grapples with a response to physicians struggling with addiction

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Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Finds

States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years

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Ethics of Palliative Psychiatry; 4-Year Lybalvi Data; 'Dry January' Psych Benefits

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal

RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say

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U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control

If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough?

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Autism Aggression Sensor; Psychiatry Top Telehealth Spender; Mid-Stage Wins, Losses

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life

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988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews

But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues

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Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearing

Early CDC data suggest the problem is worsening

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