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Pandemic Drinking Took Swift Toll on the Gut, Liver

Alcohol-related inpatient consults soared, remained high even after reopening

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Therapists Distracted by Social Media While Delivering Virtual Care

Small survey finds 39% of therapists check email, social media during sessions

APA over an illustration of a red hand pulling a tangled thread from a woman鈥檚 head

Teen Social Media Addiction? Consider Race-Based Trauma

Composite case offers example on how media diet of racial violence could affect mental health

Bags of fentanyl tablets seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency

ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extension

Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help?

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'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 番茄社区's sources

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Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Kids: The Known Unknowns

Literature review turns up factors associated with youth psych admissions, and knowledge gaps

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Did Vaping THC 'Wax' for 5 Days Cause This Teen Girl's Seizure?

Evidence for the effect of THC on seizure threshold is conflicting, clinicians say

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Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People

Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries

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Op-Ed: Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked?

A review of the data show there's cause for alarm

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Ultra-Long-Acting Schizophrenia Pill Success; What 'Cured' Seth Rogen's ADHD?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?

Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc

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Job Loss Seen Driving Many Nurse Suicides

And a new study provides more data on risk for nurses versus physicians

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Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help

A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration

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In-Hospital Addiction Navigation Slashes Readmission

Bedside intervention significantly cut ED, inpatient readmission rates

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What are the Cost-Effective Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder?

Modeling study puts numbers to savings from medication-assisted treatment

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?

You make the call

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Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease

Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young

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Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot

More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks

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Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone

Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential

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Untreated Autism Spectrum Disorder Tied to Alcohol, Drug Abuse

But those on psychotropic agents for autism seemed to attenuate their risk

House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening'

"I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours"

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Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults

Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner

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Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates

Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined

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Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic

Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data

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Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now

CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance

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California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project

2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years

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AMA Must Work Harder to End Racism in Medicine, Delegates Say

"It's time for our AMA to recognize that Black lives matter"

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Q&A: Elinore McCance-Katz, Head of SAMHSA

"You will see far more children die of suicide than you will COVID"

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ED Docs: Don't Fear Buprenorphine for Acute Opioid Withdrawal

No DEA waiver needed for one-time dosing, ACEP speakers note

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FDA Panel: All Thumbs Down for Amphetamine Product Meant to Deter Abuse

Unanimous vote that risks outweigh benefits

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Many Residential Addiction Tx Centers Don鈥檛 Offer MAT, at a Deadly Cost

Abstinence-only models aren't for everyone

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Did Reformulated OxyContin Really Discourage Abuse?

FDA advisors to review Purdue Pharma's flagship product, redesigned in 2010 to resist snorting and injection

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Study: Pot Use Doesn't Compromise Weight Loss Surgery

But other findings suggest users could benefit from psych counseling

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Fatal Overdoses Often Mistaken for Cardiac Arrest

Try naloxone in some cases appearing to be heart-related, researchers suggest

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CBD Shows Promise for Patients With Marijuana Addiction

Small but significant reductions in use observed in cannabis-tobacco smokers

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Doc Charged in Scheme to Pay Addicts to Get Naltrexone Implants

Randy Rosen, MD, allegedly hired "body brokers" to lure patients, reaped $50M from insurance

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Is Your Patient in Alcohol Withdrawal? Don't Expect CIWA to Tell You

It's like using a wrench on a nail

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