Don't Mix Alcohol With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Study Suggests Risk of alcohol use disorder-related hospitalizations higher with this procedure vs others Dec 14, 2022
Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Among Black Women On average, overdose deaths resulted in more than three decades of life lost Dec 14, 2022
Abstinence Tied to Lower Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis With Portal Hypertension Benefit observed even in patients with high-risk portal hypertension Dec 08, 2022
Police Attitudes on Naloxone Use for Overdose Improved With Pharmacists' Help Training for Tennessee police officers yielded small gains in overdose response outlooks Dec 07, 2022
New Auvelity Data; Yale's Mental Health Lawsuit; Depression Nasal Spray Fast-Tracked News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 07, 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics Dec 06, 2022
Heart Failure From Meth Use: Growing Beast Lurks in the Shadows Exact scope of problem still unknown due to low clinician awareness Dec 02, 2022
Doc Discipline Lenient, Secretive; Patient Data Lawsuits; Dubious Hospice Referrals This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 30, 2022
More Positive Spravato Data; Vyvanse for Amphetamine Disorders; Psych Pioneer Dies News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 23, 2022
Ridden With Shame as a 'Gray Area' Drinker Like many doctors, I decided I had to get sober Nov 20, 2022
Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Steroids and G-CSF Boost 90-Day Survival in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Plus: Normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplants and Noom Weight for NASH Nov 11, 2022
Eating Disorder Spike; $1M Fraud at Psych Clinic? Risperidone LAI Heads Back to FDA News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 09, 2022
Violence, Impulse Disorders May Predict Substance Use in Youth Psychiatry Inpatients Both factors tied to more than twofold increased likelihood of positive urine screens Nov 09, 2022
Acamprosate Appears Safe for People With AUD and Liver Disease Phase II data suggest drug is well-tolerated and can reduce cravings in this group of patients Nov 09, 2022
APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters Oct 23, 2022
Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Say False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
Teen Suicide Trends; Kanye West's Bipolar Disorder; Schizophrenia and Dementia Risk News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 12, 2022
Unexplained Bleeding Linked to Rat Poison in Synthetic Cannabinoids 52 cases were ultimately identified, and four patients died Oct 06, 2022
Opioids Tainted With Mystery Chemical Sparked Flood of Unusual Overdoses Pennsylvania outbreak spawned 94 cases, many with low heart rate or sky-high blood pressure Oct 06, 2022
It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians Oct 04, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Physician Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Anti-Anxiety Drug The osteopathic doctor pleaded guilty to prescribing Xanax to people who were not his patients Sep 09, 2022
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Gets a Win for Alcohol Addiction Two administrations of high-dose psilocybin lowered percentage of heavy drinking days Aug 24, 2022
KarXT Schizophrenia Win; CBD for Anxiety; No Nuplazid for Alzheimer's Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 10, 2022
Embracing the Terror of Being Alive The author of Dopamine Nation talks about our society-wide overindulgence in pleasure Jul 26, 2022 podcast
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
Want to Keep People Working in Mental Health? Pay Them More $$, Experts Say "I'm competing with places like Target," says one crisis intervention center director Jul 20, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Promising New Depression Tx; Racially Skewed ADHD Dx; Effective Clozapine Monitoring News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 06, 2022
Forced Retirement Spotlighted as Risk Factor for Physician Suicide Also time to do away with the "myth of the never-ill physician," study author says Jul 05, 2022
Awareness of Abuse Potential Among Noncontrolled Substances Is Growing From commonly used antidepressants to antihypertensives, risk of abuse hides in plain sight Jun 23, 2022
With 1 Month Until Launch of 988, Experts Wonder if States Are Ready Experts discuss federal guidance, integration of peers into workforce during a webinar Jun 17, 2022
Medical Marijuana: CBD, THC Content Matters for Chronic Pain Different pain outcomes and side effects tied to formulation of cannabis products Jun 06, 2022
Dual Therapy for Depression; Ties Between Illicit Drug Use and Youth Suicidality A round-up of noteworthy research from the American Psychiatric Association meeting May 26, 2022
Is It the Right Time for a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Care Delivery? New review highlights evidence for a community-based approach May 24, 2022
Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training May 23, 2022
Medication for Drinking Addiction May Thwart Liver Disease Alcohol-related liver disease 63% lower for those taking medical addiction therapy May 20, 2022
