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New Moms' Depression Common; Binge Eating Disorder & Gray Matter; Ads for ADHD Meds

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Getting a Cure to Hepatitis C Patients Who Use Injection Drugs

Randomized trial found that HCV care housed at a harm reduction center improved chances

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Vraylar Competition; 'Safer Gambling' Blunder; Ukraine Psych Hospital Invaded

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Brain Volumes Shrink With One Daily Drink

Even light to moderate alcohol intake shows effects

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Debunking the 'Excited Delirium' Diagnosis for Deaths in Police Custody

Report breaks down how the term was created and misused for years

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Pimavanserin Resubmitted to FDA; APA's New President Elect; Bipolar Market Slowing

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Can Internet Addiction Be Prevented in High School?

Behavioral intervention targeted at-risk adolescents with some success

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Blacked Out on Fentanyl for a Day

A nurse in recovery shares one of her loneliest moments

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Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line

After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse

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Nurses Are Not Unbreakable

We as a society need to serve nurses better

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More Positive Lybalvi Data; FDA Wants Non-Opioid Pain Options; ASMR for Anxiety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Action

Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms

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Higher Oxytocin Levels Seen in Men With Hypersexual Disorder

Cognitive behavioral therapy lessened those hormone levels

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Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic

Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD

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More Docs Turn to Mental Health Support During COVID

Sharp uptick in outpatient mental health and substance use visits, Canadian study finds

False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID

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Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?

Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife

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How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help

One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing

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'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

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DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl

More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September

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House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

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Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms

Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers

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Benedict Cumberbatch's Nicotine Poisoning

How did the actor get it three times?

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Dyanavel XR OK'd in Ages 6 and Up; ADHDTok; Depression Among LGBT Native Americans

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Michigan EDs See Jump in Cannabis-Related Neuropsychiatric Toxicity

Community-based study reports "troublesome" data in state that legalized marijuana for adults

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40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds

Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says

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Michael K. Williams's Fentanyl Overdose

A look at the cause of the actor's accidental death

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Child Mental Health Emergency; Lybalvi Hits Shelves; Vanessa Bryant Psych Eval

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Eliminate the X Waiver for Buprenorphine Prescribing?

OUD "needs to be treated just like any other chronic medical condition," argues family physician

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Want to Reduce 'Frequent Flyers' at Your Hospital? Try This

Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care

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Rexulti Seeks OK for Teens; Recreational Ketamine Use Rare; 20% Use Opioids Post-Op

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Telehealth Has Pros and Cons for Addiction Treatment

In-person treatment may be more effective, but don't discount access to care during COVID

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The Rising, Devastating Trends in Meth Use

Overdose deaths increased 180% among U.S. adults, large study finds

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Twice-Yearly Schizophrenia Tx OK'd; Austedo Effective Long-Term; $$ for Sobriety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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CDC: Benzo-Involved Overdoses on the Rise

Concerns grow about illicit versions

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More Teens Are Trying to Quit Vaping Than Ever Before

Over half of adolescent e-cigarette users want to quit and have tried to quit, new study shows

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Pot Smokers Face Distinct Risks After Coronary Procedures

But could marijuana use be associated with fewer cases of acute kidney injury?

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Wide Variability Across Nurse Rehabilitation Programs

Survey shows variability across outcomes, operations, costs, governance

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Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses?

Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use

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