September 1, 2017 How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (08/19) - Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are challenging the view that it’s a moral failing and researching treatments that could offer an exit from the cycle of desire, bingeing, and withdrawal that traps tens of millions of people. Read more The Opioid Emergency: Now What, Mr. President? USA TODAY (08/25) - The opioid epidemic has become a crisis in every corner of the country. In many communities, more people are losing their lives from overdoses than from homicides, suicides and traffic fatalities — combined. Read more In Texas, People With Mental Illness Are Finding Work By Helping Peers NPR (07/11) - Recovery coaches and peer mentors – known in Alcoholics Anonymous as "sponsors" — have for decades helped people who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. Now, peer support for people who have serious mental illness is becoming more common, too. Read more Collaborative Care Shows Promise for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders NIDA (08/28) - A NIDA-funded randomized clinical trial found that primary care patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders who were offered a collaborative care intervention were more likely to receive evidence-based treatment and refrain from using opioids and alcohol six months later, compared to patients receiving usual care. Read more Smokers Hospitalized for Heart Attacks Often Don't Get Cessation Drugs REUTERS (08/21) - Few smokers hospitalized for heart attacks and other serious complications of cardiac disease get medication to help them quit smoking, a U.S. study suggests. Read more Surgery Is Not the Reason For Most New Opioid Use, Study Says THE FIX (08/20) – A new JAMA study shows that people are much more likely to use painkillers long term if they receive their first opioid prescription for chronic pain, rather than after a surgical procedure. Read more Further reading: About 60 percent of people who abused opioids did not have a prescription New Adult SASSI-4: Exciting Features Rx scale that accurately identifies individuals likely to be abusing prescription medications. Screens for multiple levels of SUD severity. Enhanced SUD identification through subtle items added. Distinguishes likely SUD from other psychological disorders. Additional face valid items to identify symptoms represented in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. TRAINING AVAILABLE - NAADAC CEUs Younger Mothers Are More Likely to Engage in Risky Drinking During and After Pregnancy SCIENCE DAILY (08/23) - This study of maternal alcohol use is the first to focus on age at transition to motherhood as a predictor of trajectories of risky drinking during a 17-year span. Read more Opioid Misuse Can Be Tracked Using Twitter MEDICAL XPRESS (08/22) - According to a study in the Journal of Medical Toxicology social media such as Twitter can be a useful tool to find out how widespread the misuse of prescribed opioid drugs is in a particular state or town, or to track the dynamics of opioid misuse in a given locality over time. Read more Brain-Altering Magnetic Pulses Could Zap Cocaine Addiction SCIENCE (08/29) - … When the researchers stimulated the animals’ brains in an area that regulates impulse control, the rats essentially kicked their habit. “They would almost instantaneously stop searching for cocaine,” Bonci says. Read more Very Brief Mindfulness Training Helped Heavy Drinkers Cut Back MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (08/24) - Researchers compared the effect of "ultra-brief" mindfulness training against relaxation training (the controls). When a craving arises, mindfulness training teaches you how to just observe the sensations, thoughts, and feelings of that moment without evaluating or analyzing them. Read more Perceptions of Health Risks of Cigarette Smoking: A New Measure Reveals Widespread Misunderstanding PLOS ONE (08/14) - Most Americans recognize that smoking causes serious diseases, yet many Americans continue to smoke. This article examines possible explanation for this paradox. Read more How Medicine Treats Opioid Addiction Among Pregnant Women HUFFPOST (05/17) - ...Unfortunately, instances of drug abuse during pregnancy are not uncommon. Medical professionals have a handful of options in treating overdose and addiction when babies are at stake. Read more Criteria for Identification of Smartphone Addiction PSYCHIATRY ADVISOR (07/27) - The nearly universal availability of smartphones in Western cultures has created a new potential for widespread abuse of the technology in ways that suggest addiction. The DSM-5 examines smartphone use through the lens of a process addiction. Read more Federal Agency Announces First Long-Term Study on Marijuana’s Effect on Opioid Addiction SF GATE (08/10) - The NIH has announced a five-year, $3.8 million grant awarded to conduct the first long-term study to test whether medical marijuana reduces opioid use among adults with chronic pain. Read more Up to 50% Off   Up to 50 % Off NAADAC'sConflict Resolution for Recovery Training Kit in September! 50% off for NAADAC Members $150 Only $75!  25% off for Non-Members $180 Only $135! Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions NPR (08/23) - Maine's law, considered the toughest in the U.S., is largely viewed as a success. But it has also been controversial — particularly among chronic pain patients who are reluctant to lose the medicine they say helps them function. Read more Medicaid Patients Continue High Prescription Opioid Use After Overdose MEDICAL XPRESS (08/22) - According to a study published by JAMA, despite receiving medical attention for an overdose, patients in Pennsylvania Medicaid continued to have persistently high prescription opioid use. Read more White House Official Says West Virginia Can Fight Drug Crisis with Less Money CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL (08/24) - The acting chief of staff for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy said, during a trip to Charleston, that West Virginia can fight the drug crisis while receiving less federal money by making sure money is “well-spent.” Read more Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Evaluated by Researchers MEDICAL XPRESS (08/19) - Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) are being implemented in an increasing number of states to address misuse, and a team of Penn State researchers have been investigating their impact. Read more Membership Status Membership Expiration Date: Not a Member If you are not a current member, Join Now! 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Table of Contents - How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction - The Opioid Emergency: Now What, Mr. President? - In Texas, People With Mental Illness Are Finding Work By Helping Peers - Collaborative Care Shows Promise for Opioid & Alcohol Use Disorders - Smokers Hospitalized for Heart Attacks Often Don't Get Cessation Drugs - Surgery Is Not the Reason For Most New Opioid Use - Younger Moms More Likely to Engage in Risky Drinking During & After Pregnancy - Opioid Misuse Can Be Tracked Using Twitter - Brain-Altering Magnetic Pulses Could Zap Cocaine Addiction - Brief Mindfulness Training Helped Heavy Drinkers Cut Back - Perceptions of Health Risks of Cigarette Smoking - How Medicine Treats Opioid Addiction Among Pregnant Women - Criteria for Identification of Smartphone Addiction - Federal Agency Announces First Long-Term Study on Marijuana’s Effect on Opioid Addiction - Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions - Medicaid Patients Continue High Prescription Opioid Use After Overdose - W.H. Official Says WV Can Fight Drug Crisis with Less Money - Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Evaluated by Researchers

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