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Released: 26-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST
AANA Applauds Addition of CRNAs To SAMHSA Practitioner List
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

In a recent final regulation issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CRNAs, also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, have been permanently added to the definition of a practitioner who is appropriately licensed by a state to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
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Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

Newswise: College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
Released: 20-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
American Counseling Association

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched across the U.S. nearly 2 years ago. But college students — who are particularly vulnerable to substance use problems and related mental health crises — appear disinclined to use it, according to new research.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
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Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
US heart disease deaths linked with substance use rose 4% per year between 1999-2019
American Heart Association (AHA)

Alcohol was a factor in 65% of the deaths from CVD, followed by opioids, cocaine and other illicit drugs, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Newswise: E-cigarettes help more tobacco smokers quit than traditional nicotine replacement
Released: 8-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
E-cigarettes help more tobacco smokers quit than traditional nicotine replacement
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective in helping people quit smoking than conventional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), according to the latest Cochrane review co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health and health policy researcher.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
‘Tis the season to get vaccinated: How to stay healthy through the holidays
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel
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The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
It's not over until it's over. Keep up with the latest COVID research in the Coronavirus channel.
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Released: 14-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
States With Legalized Medical Marijuana See Decline in Nonmedical Opioid Use
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University

Researchers found that when states implement medical cannabis laws, there is a 0.5 to 1.5 percentage point decrease in regular to frequent (up to or greater than once per week on average) nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who reported using opioids in the previous year.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 5:00 PM EDT
AANA Updates, Publishes Analgesia and Anesthesia Practice Considerations for The Substance Use Disorder Patient
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

To help ensure that patients with active substance use disorder, on medication-assisted treatment, or in abstinent recovery continue to receive high-quality, safe pain management and anesthesia care, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has published its updated analgesia and anesthesia practice considerations.

Released: 19-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Hook-ups where one partner is drunker more likely to be seen as assault
University of Essex

Hook-ups where one partner is drunker than the other are more likely to be seen as assault, researchers at the University of Essex revealed.  

11-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Opioid limits didn’t change surgery patients’ experience, study shows
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Worries that surgery patients would have a tougher recovery if their doctors had to abide by a five-day limit on opioid pain medication prescriptions didn’t play out as expected, a new study finds. Instead, patient-reported pain levels and satisfaction didn’t change at all for Michigan adults who had their appendix or gallbladder removed, a hernia repaired, a hysterectomy or other common operations after the state’s largest insurer put the limit in place, the study shows.

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Released: 9-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Prescription opioid companies increased marketing after Purdue Pharma lawsuit, UW study shows
University of Washington

Public scrutiny of Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis increased sharply in the years after the state of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the company. New research from David Tan, University of Washington associate professor of management, examines the ensuing behavior of competing prescription opioid companies.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Stay informed on women's health issues in the Women's Health channel
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Released: 30-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Alcohol makes you more likely to approach attractive people but doesn’t make others seem better looking: Study
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

It’s “liquid courage,” not necessarily “beer goggles”: New research indicates that consuming alcohol makes you more likely to approach people you already find attractive but does not make others appear more attractive, according to a report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

   
Newswise: HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths
Released: 30-Aug-2023 1:50 PM EDT
HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths
University of Kentucky

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse the deadly effects.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Understanding the Surge in Cannabis Use among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the US
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researcher leads effort to map associations between mental health disorders, cannabis use and cannabis use disorder during pregnancy and postpartum in the United States

Released: 24-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Anesthesiologists should play bigger role in perioperative care of people with Substance Use Disorders
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

Released: 23-Aug-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Researcher debunks milk misinformation surrounding opioid use disorder, pregnancy and nursing during Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Virginia Tech

One Virginia Tech researcher wants to spread awareness about the science of breastfeeding, particularly for pregnant women with opioid use disorder and their advocates.

Released: 22-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Police Involvement May Hamstring Overdose Outreach Efforts
North Carolina State University

A new study finds law enforcement plays a critical role in launching programs designed to reduce the risk of repeat overdoses in people who use drugs.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Do Prisons Hold the Key to Solving the Opioid Crisis?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers study finds improved prison reentry programs could help flatten the rate of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.

   
Newswise: UTSW Q&A: Experts talk about opioid abuse, risks, treatment
Released: 16-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UTSW Q&A: Experts talk about opioid abuse, risks, treatment
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription painkillers and synthetics like fentanyl, continue to rise.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists Presents ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Women are at significantly greater risk of depression following brain injury than men. People with opioid use disorder are nearly five times more likely to overdose following surgery. Black, Hispanic and Asian children are less likely to receive tubes commonly used to treat ear infections. These findings are among the significant research to be unveiled at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Oct. 13-17 in San Francisco.

Released: 14-Aug-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Experts: Chronic pain patients who take opioids need better care & coverage
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People with chronic pain who take opioids have trouble finding multimodal pain care; insurance and provider education changes are needed, experts say.

Newswise: Can Better Data Predict Opioid Overdoses and Slow Infectious Disease Rates?
Released: 10-Aug-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Can Better Data Predict Opioid Overdoses and Slow Infectious Disease Rates?
Tufts University

Tufts University School of Medicine teams and collaborators are running multiple projects that seek to reduce overdoses and the spread of infections, such as HIV and hepatitis C, in people who use drugs

Released: 7-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Human antibody that targets carfentanil, fentanyl and related opioids reverses overdose effects in preclinical study
Scripps Research Institute

An antibody in single-chain fragment variable (scFv) format that binds to the powerful opioid carfentanil was shown to reverse signs of carfentanil overdose in preclinical tests conducted by scientists at Scripps Research.

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Newswise: Study Identifies Pitfalls, Solutions for Using AI to Predict Opioid Use Disorder
Released: 27-Jul-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Study Identifies Pitfalls, Solutions for Using AI to Predict Opioid Use Disorder
Florida Atlantic University

Researchers examined peer-reviewed journal papers and conducted the first systematic review analyzing not only the technical aspects of machine learning applied to predicting opioid use, but also the published results.

   
19-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Breaking Research on Advances in Drug Testing for Marijuana and Fentanyl
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Two studies featured today at the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo highlight advances that could boost the accuracy of marijuana tests and provide vital information for addressing the opioid epidemic.

Newswise: First Ever Point-of-Care Instrument to Test for Fentanyl Receives FDA Clearance
Released: 26-Jul-2023 8:15 AM EDT
First Ever Point-of-Care Instrument to Test for Fentanyl Receives FDA Clearance
2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Shenzhen Superbio Technology Co., LTD. (Superbio) has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the first ever point-of-care instrument intended for qualitative detection of fentanyl in human urine and has fully released authorization to Bioeasy USA, Inc.(Bioeasy) of this product in the United States of America.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Tell us how you really feel -- keep up with the latest research in Psychology and Psychiatry
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The latest research in psychology and psychiatry on Newswise.

       
Released: 20-Jul-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Hobbies and Healthy Habits Surged During the Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rather than turn to vices such as alcohol and drugs, many people turned to new pursuits to cope with pandemic-related stresses, according to a Rutgers study.

Newswise: A new strategy for fentanyl overdoses
Released: 19-Jul-2023 2:35 PM EDT
A new strategy for fentanyl overdoses
Indiana University

Researchers at Indiana University have identified a new method of reversing the effects of fentanyl. Their study could lead to a new way to reverse overdoses either through a new product or working synchronously with naloxone.

Released: 18-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Study Shows Differences in How Patients With Heroin Use Disorder Process Drug and Reward Cues
Mount Sinai Health System

Findings may help inform the development of intervention and prevention strategies

Newswise: Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Released: 17-Jul-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Indiana University

Indiana University researchers have made a substantial discovery in the role genes play in the development of AUDs, finding that alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions, rather than single gene defect, is linked to AUDs.

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2-Jun-2023 7:40 PM EDT
Concurrent use of alcohol and cannabis leads to higher levels of drinking in the longer term
Research Society on Alcoholism

Co-existing use of alcohol and cannabis can lead to negative outcomes such as the development of a substance-use disorder, poor academic and occupational performance, and psychiatric disorders when compared to use of either drug alone. New research that examines simultaneous alcohol/cannabis use has found higher levels of drinking after 18 months. These results and others will be shared at the 46th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in Bellevue, Washington.

   
Released: 27-Jun-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Easier Access to Opioid Painkillers May Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Treatment medications are too stigmatized, costly and racially prescribed to stem the surge in overdoses, Rutgers researchers find.

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2-Jun-2023 6:40 PM EDT
Adolescents in substance-abuse treatment who develop empathy greatly reduce their use over time
Research Society on Alcoholism

Experiencing and sharing emotions is a fundamental human experience. Empathy is the ability to understand another’s perspective and share their emotions. Recent research has found that empathy can help adolescents reduce their substance use. These results will be shared at the 46th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in Bellevue, Washington.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2023 12:15 PM EDT
Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls, 37-year study suggests
Taylor & Francis

Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Chronobiology International.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Extensive study links cannabis use disorder to mental disorders
Aarhus University

Cannabis is one of the world's most commonly used illegal drugs. New research suggests that cannabis use disorder is more strongly linked with the development of mental disorders than previously assumed.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at JFK University Medical Center Awarded Research Grant to Study Novel Approach to Repair Central Nervous System Damage from Chronic Alcohol Abuse
Hackensack Meridian Health

Two-year grant will fund preclinical studies to explore new approach to address brain-cell degeneration and deficits in sensory-motor, psychological and cognitive functions caused by alcohol use disorder

Released: 15-Jun-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Announces Seventh Cohort of Bloomberg Fellows
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announces the 2023 Bloomberg Fellows, each selected from organizations working to improve one of five critical public health challenges facing the country: addiction and overdose, adolescent health, environmental challenges, food systems for health, and violence.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Multi-city trial will use community centers to bring treatment to Black opioid users 
University of Illinois Chicago

A new clinical trial run by Howard University, the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will partner with community organizations and sites to bring life-saving care closer to a highly vulnerable population – Black people with opioid use disorder.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Opioid Use Disorder Patients Report Higher Rates of Suicidality, PCOM Study Finds
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

More than 37% of adults receiving office-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) reported experiencing suicidal thoughts over their lifetime, and 27% reported attempting suicide, rates that are “notably higher” than the general population, according to a Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine study that also identifies predictors for suicidality in people with OUD. The findings may better identify at-risk patients and inform mental health prevention and treatment efforts.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:10 PM EDT
Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds
Brown University

For decades, efforts by police to seize illicit drugs have been a cornerstone strategy for disrupting drug markets and removing drugs from communities. But there’s an unintended outcome when opioids are seized, a new study finds — increases in overdoses, including those that are fatal.

   


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