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Newswise: Alcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas that Process Emotions
Released: 8-Feb-2022 12:45 PM EST
Alcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas that Process Emotions
UC San Diego Health

People at risk of developing alcohol use disorder show lower functional connectivity between brain regions involved in processing facial expressions. Future psychoeducation programs focused on improving social and emotional processing may help prevent alcohol use disorder.

4-Feb-2022 10:00 AM EST
Overdose Deaths Caused by Opioids in Combination with Stimulants Hit Black Communities the Hardest
NYU Langone Health

In the first study of its kind, researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine analyzed the trend of rising opioid/stimulant deaths by racial/ethnic groups and by state. Findings indicated that while overdose deaths from opioids and stimulants rose across all racial groups and across the country, opioid/stimulant deaths among Black Americans increased at more than three times the rate as non-Hispanic white people—particularly in eastern states.

Released: 4-Feb-2022 12:05 PM EST
New 10-year analysis indicates 48.9% increase in opioid-related hospital admissions
SAGE Publications UK

A new analysis of hospital patient data in England over 10 years, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, shows opioid-related admissions increased by 48.9 per cent, from 10,805 admissions in 2008 to 16,091 admissions in 2018, with total treatment costs of £137 million.

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Released: 3-Feb-2022 11:45 AM EST
Ten hospitals reduced opioid prescriptions for children who underwent appendectomy through a quality improvement initiative
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

CHICAGO: As public awareness of opioid abuse in the U.S. has grown, so too have efforts to reduce—or even eliminate—the use of opioids after various types of operations. A regional quality improvement (QI) effort to reduce opioid prescriptions in children who have undergone an appendectomy has led to an almost 80% reduction in prescribing. The study involved implementing a standardized prescribing protocol that aimed to significantly curtail opioid prescriptions for these young patients.

Released: 1-Feb-2022 12:30 PM EST
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Awards Two Grants to Aid Hackensack Meridian Health in Advancing Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Awards Two Grants to Aid Hackensack Meridian Health in Advancing Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Released: 1-Feb-2022 10:00 AM EST
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Announces $4.8 Million in New Grants to Support Innovative Solutions to the Opioid and Overdose Crisis
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts is announcing 11 new grants totaling $4.8 million to support innovative solutions to some of the opioid crisis’ most challenging problems.

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28-Jan-2022 5:00 PM EST
Study Examines Years Of Life Lost For Adolescents, Young Adults To Unintentional Drug Overdose
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

In a first-ever study, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine examined the unintentional drug overdose mortality in Years of Life Lost among adolescents and young people in the United States. Study findings are published online in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Newswise: Online Forums Like Reddit Could Work as Real-time Drug Use Early Warning System
Released: 26-Jan-2022 8:30 AM EST
Online Forums Like Reddit Could Work as Real-time Drug Use Early Warning System
Florida Atlantic University

A study is the first to evaluate the utility of online drug use forums as an early indicator of impending novel psychoactive substances (NPS) intoxications with potentially harmful or lethal outcomes before they happen. Results showed that seven of the eight NPS in the study appeared on Reddit discussions prior to their implication in poisonings or intoxications. These forums in the virtual world can help predict changes in exposures associated with new or re-emerging NPS in the real world, with potential to be used in early warning systems.

Released: 19-Jan-2022 3:40 PM EST
Addressing Substance Use and Pain Key to Limiting Self-Directed Hospital Discharge
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

It is not uncommon for people with opioid-related conditions, including opioid dependence and opioid use disorder (OUD), to be regularly hospitalized to treat infections, trauma, or other emergent conditions. Data show that patients with substance use disorders (SUD) are much more likely to self-discharge against medical advice than patients admitted for similar conditions without SUDs. This can lead to poorer health outcomes including worsening illness, readmissions, and death.

Newswise: Cui Yang Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health
Released: 19-Jan-2022 1:40 PM EST
Cui Yang Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health
Rutgers School of Public Health

Cui Yang Ph.D., M.A., will be joining the Rutgers School of Public Health as an associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy in February of 2022.

Released: 19-Jan-2022 11:15 AM EST
Parkdale Center and American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Partner to Improve Access to Care for Substance Use Disorder
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Parkdale Center and American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) further solidified their partnership with upgrades to the AANA Helpline that offers support and assistance for substance use disorder (SUD) to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and students enrolled in nurse anesthesia programs.

Newswise: Rutgers Names Danielle Dick as Inaugural Director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center
Released: 17-Jan-2022 9:05 PM EST
Rutgers Names Danielle Dick as Inaugural Director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The accomplished researcher in addiction and substance use disorders also will serve as the Greg Brown Endowed Chair in Neuroscience and Cell Biology and as a tenured professor in the department of psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Released: 12-Jan-2022 3:05 PM EST
Self-help recovery homes protect residents from COVID infection, death
DePaul University

Living in an Oxford House recovery home can protect at-risk populations from COVID-19, according to new research from DePaul University.

Released: 4-Jan-2022 11:00 AM EST
Prescription drug misuse later in life greatly increases risk for substance use disorder
University of Michigan

Nearly half of people in a large U.S. study reported misusing prescription drugs between ages 18-50, which made them more likely to develop substance use disorder symptoms as adults––especially those whose misuse peaked later in life.

Released: 4-Jan-2022 10:30 AM EST
Drug combination reduces narcotic use, manages pain after surgery for teens with scoliosis
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Combining two drugs, intrathecal morphine and oral gabapentin, reduces the amount of postoperative opioid use and side effects for adolescents undergoing a major spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. Researchers say the method of reducing opioid intake by adding gabapentin has potential to be considered for other procedures beyond spinal fusion for scoliosis.

Released: 23-Dec-2021 10:45 AM EST
Improving Medication Treatment Leads to Dramatic Gains in Emergency Department Care for Opioid Use Disorder
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Making initiation of buprenorphine easy and timely was associated with a 25 percent increase in the likelihood of its use of treatment in Penn Medicine emergency departments

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Released: 16-Dec-2021 10:05 AM EST
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System Receive Federal Grant to Expand Addiction Medicine Education and Training
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have been awarded a three-year, $447,000 grant to grow their addiction medicine education and training programs for medical students and residents. The grant, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will fund a new curriculum focused on the diagnosis and care for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), including guidance about medications for addiction treatment (MAT), particularly buprenorphine.

Released: 15-Dec-2021 2:30 PM EST
Common ‘Core’: Using molecular fragments to detect deadly opioids
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a method to detect trace amounts of synthetic opioids. They plan to combine their approach with miniaturized sensors to create a hand-portable instrument easily used by law enforcement agents for efficient detection in the field.

Newswise: Lead, language and substance use
Released: 14-Dec-2021 3:40 PM EST
Lead, language and substance use
University of Utah

While elevated lead levels in children are a persistent public health problem, few prospective studies have examined the association of childhood lead levels with substance use in adolescence. A team of researchers, led by Meeyoung O. Min from the University of Utah’s College of Social Work, found there is a link between elevated blood lead level in preschool years and adolescent substance use and substance-related problems.

Newswise: $300,000 Gift to Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation to Enhance Behavioral Health Services at Raritan Bay Medical Center
Released: 14-Dec-2021 11:05 AM EST
$300,000 Gift to Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation to Enhance Behavioral Health Services at Raritan Bay Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation received a gift of $300,000 from the Morris and Clara Weshnak Family Foundation, administered by Barry and Carol Anne Cawley Weshnak, that will establish the Barry and Carol Weshnak Behavioral Health Fund at Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center, located in Perth Amboy.

Released: 9-Dec-2021 12:10 PM EST
Childhood trauma increases risk of opioid abuse
University of Georgia

Young adults who experienced trauma in childhood are more at risk for misusing prescription opioids, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

2-Dec-2021 5:10 PM EST
Opioid Crisis Requires New Approaches to Prescription Opioid Management
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

In a special article published Online First in Anesthesiology, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Editor-in-Chief Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D., Editor J. David Clark, M.D., Ph.D., and former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H., introduced their groundbreaking new concept, a prescription opioid ecosystem, to combat the opioid crisis and the opioid paradox.

Newswise: Exploring the Effectiveness of Telehealth in Opioid Use Disorder
Released: 6-Dec-2021 2:55 PM EST
Exploring the Effectiveness of Telehealth in Opioid Use Disorder
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The majority of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) face access barriers to evidence-based treatment. While the COVID-19 pandemic offered an opportunity to address OUD treatment access barriers by allowing for expanded use of telehealth, is it not yet clear if this technology will help eliminate those barriers or exacerbate pre-existing treatment inequities.

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Released: 6-Dec-2021 10:40 AM EST
Juanita Daniel Marsh: Georgia’s third female judge and founder of Anchor Hospital
University of Georgia

his story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers, that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia – and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world.

Released: 6-Dec-2021 7:00 AM EST
Youth violence prevention program finds success in emergency room, primary care settings
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As the need for youth violence prevention escalates, two studies show that "SafERteens," an evidence-based behavioral intervention designed to engage youth at this high-risk time and reduce violence involvement, can be successfully integrated as a part of routine medical care delivery in both emergency and primary care settings. Researchers say it has the potential for critical impact on long-term violence outcomes for youth.

Newswise: Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
Released: 3-Dec-2021 4:05 PM EST
Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Among HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men, the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence may increase the risk for developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and other disorders.

Released: 30-Nov-2021 11:40 AM EST
NIH Funds New Center to Treat Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder at Einstein and Montefiore
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish a multidisciplinary research center focused on treatments for people with both chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD).

24-Nov-2021 5:40 PM EST
American Indians Who Believe a False Stereotype About Their Vulnerability to Alcohol May be at Higher Risk for Problematic Drinking
Research Society on Alcoholism

American Indians who believe a myth falsely implying that they are biogenetically predisposed to heavy drinking may experience more alcohol craving, more frequent drinking, and worse alcohol-related consequences than those who don’t believe that myth, according to a new study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

   
Released: 26-Nov-2021 4:05 PM EST
About 12 Percent of Patients Who Receive Common Cardiac Device Implants Develop Persistent Opioid Use
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

About 12 percent of patients who receive implantable cardiac devices such as a pacemaker or defibrillator and fill an opioid prescription after surgery will consistently use the pain medication in the months afterward, raising the potential for addiction following these common procedures and identifying another pathway that could contribute to the national opioid crisis.

Released: 23-Nov-2021 12:55 PM EST
Less than 10% of opioid overdose patients are prescribed potentially lifesaving medications after emergency treatment
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A Michigan Medicine study found that only 7.4% of patients treated for an opioid overdose at U.S. emergency departments are prescribed naloxone, an overdose rescue drug often available under the name Narcan, within 30 days. The prescription rate for buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid addiction, was just 8.5%. Researchers say clinicians are missing critical opportunities to save lives in the ER and during follow-up visits.

Newswise: Wearable device can detect and reverse opioid overdose
19-Nov-2021 8:30 AM EST
Wearable device can detect and reverse opioid overdose
University of Washington

A research team at the University of Washington has developed a wearable device to detect and reverse an opioid overdose. The device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, senses when a person stops breathing and moving, and injects naloxone, a lifesaving antidote that can restore respiration.

   
Released: 18-Nov-2021 1:55 PM EST
Seton Hall University and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Expand Interprofessional Medication-Assisted Treatment Training Grant for Opioid-Use Disorders
Hackensack Meridian Health

The "Expanded Interprofessional Medication-Assisted Treatment Training Program" is a three-year grant totaling about $450,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Newswise: Einstein and Montefiore Researchers Awarded $7.6 Million in NIH Grants to Study Depression in People Living with HIV
Released: 18-Nov-2021 11:00 AM EST
Einstein and Montefiore Researchers Awarded $7.6 Million in NIH Grants to Study Depression in People Living with HIV
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Bronx is home to more than 27,000 people living with HIV, the majority of whom are Black or Hispanic men. People living with HIV have an increased risk for depression and substance use, which in turn can make adhering to daily antiviral treatments difficult, negatively impacting both quality of life and overall health. Now, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System two five-year grants totaling $7.6 million to study the structural and chemical changes in the brain of people living with HIV, depression, and cannabis use disorder.

Newswise: $2.7M grant expands psychiatry-based substance use disorder services for adolescents, caregivers
Released: 17-Nov-2021 3:40 PM EST
$2.7M grant expands psychiatry-based substance use disorder services for adolescents, caregivers
Indiana University

Indiana University School of Medicine faculty are expanding the school's psychiatry-based substance use disorder services for adolescents and their caregivers through a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

   
Released: 15-Nov-2021 5:15 PM EST
Budtenders, healthcare providers seek more training as cannabis use rises sharply in perinatal women
Washington State University

In the absence of consistent counseling from healthcare providers, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are getting information on using cannabis from the retail marijuana workers known as budtenders, according to a study led by Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, vice-chancellor for research at Washington State University Health Sciences.

Released: 15-Nov-2021 7:05 AM EST
Chronic Opioid Use Predicts Lower Response to Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation over 1 Year
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A retrospective study sought to determine demographic and clinical predictors of a successful response to dorsal root ganglion stimulation. A history of prior chronic opioid use was associated with significantly lower rates of responder status. Other characteristics such as age, gender, body mass index, and smoking showed no changes in responder status.

Released: 15-Nov-2021 7:05 AM EST
Novel Drug Delivery Matrix Significantly Extends Pain Relief After Surgery
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A novel drug delivery matrix currently in pre-clinical development may offer a narcotic-free alternative for patients experiencing pain after surgery.

8-Nov-2021 8:55 AM EST
Situational Motives: Reasons for Forgoing Drinking or Cannabis Use Among College Students
Research Society on Alcoholism

A study has revealed college students’ reasons for abstaining from alcohol or cannabis, including on days when they had initially planned to use one or both substances. The analysis, reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, extends research into the so-called “intention-behavior gap” by being the first study to examine reasons for non-use following an intention to drink or to use cannabis. The findings could inform strategies for alcohol and substance use prevention and intervention on college campuses.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2021 3:10 PM EST
New AI tool will predict patients at high risk for opioid use disorder and overdose
University of Florida

University of Florida researchers are developing a new artificial intelligence tool that will help clinicians identify patients at high risk for opioid use disorder and overdose.

3-Nov-2021 8:50 AM EDT
Forecasting the Future Alcohol Burden: Binge Drinking Rates to Converge in Young Men and Women, and Increase Among 29- to 30-year-olds, by 2040
Research Society on Alcoholism

A study has revealed important gender and age differences in forecasted future levels of binge drinking, and highlighted key factors underlying these trends.

   
3-Nov-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Study finds alcohol and cannabis sales rose with pandemic
McMaster University

The study used information from Statistics Canada to compare 16 months of alcohol and cannabis sales before and after the pandemic began (November 2018 to February 2020 compared to March 2020 to June 2021). During the pandemic period, Canadians bought 1.86 billion dollars more alcohol than was predicted based on the pre-pandemic trend. Increases in cannabis sales were $811 million higher, nearly a billion dollars above the predicted amount.

28-Oct-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Hepatitis C Infections Among Pregnant People Increased Substantially Between 2009 and 2019
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The leading cause of HCV in the U.S. is injection drug use as a result of opioid use disorder (OUD), which has seen a rise in most populations, including pregnant people, in recent years. HCV rates have also risen. Between 2009 and 2019, the overall rate per 1,000 live births of HCV in pregnant people increased from 1.8 to 5.1.

Released: 26-Oct-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Sex, Drugs, and Genes: Moral Attitudes Share a Genetic Basis
Association for Psychological Science

By studying both identical and fraternal twins, researchers suggest that largely the same heredity factors that influence openness to casual sex also influence a person’s moral views toward recreational drug use.

   
25-Oct-2021 8:45 AM EDT
As People with Alcohol Use Disorder Grow Older, They May Report Their Symptoms Differently, Potentially Making Diagnosis Less Likely
Research Society on Alcoholism

Adults’ may report their symptoms of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) differently as they age, potentially impeding clinicians’ ability to recognize problematic drinking among older people, a new study suggests.

   
Newswise: Case Western Reserve University receives $16M federal grant to launch major research center on substance use and HIV
Released: 25-Oct-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Case Western Reserve University receives $16M federal grant to launch major research center on substance use and HIV
Case Western Reserve University

Thanks to a new $16 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health, Case Western Reserve University is launching a multi-institutional research effort dedicated to deepening understanding of the relationship between substance use and HIV.

Released: 25-Oct-2021 11:00 AM EDT
UAlbany Receives $1M for Program to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse
University at Albany, State University of New York

The University at Albany has been awarded $1 million for the creation of a five-year, comprehensive program aimed at preventing HIV infections and substance use disorders among students.

   
Newswise: IU study illustrates the need to treat smoking and mental health problems together
Released: 21-Oct-2021 10:50 AM EDT
IU study illustrates the need to treat smoking and mental health problems together
Indiana University

IU study illustrates the need to treat mental health problems and smoking together.

   
Released: 20-Oct-2021 3:00 PM EDT
Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine or Meth Tripled in Shadow of Opioid Crisis
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Even as the opioid epidemic dominated national attention over the past decade, the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine, methamphetamine and other stimulants tripled, a new study in veterans suggests.

Newswise: Women More Likely to Get Addicted, Overdose; Too Little Sleep May Lead to Relapse
18-Oct-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Women More Likely to Get Addicted, Overdose; Too Little Sleep May Lead to Relapse
American Physiological Society (APS)

The results of several new studies focusing on sex differences in pain and addiction indicate females could be more susceptible to drug addiction and addiction-like behaviors than males.



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