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June 19, 2020
Drug Overdoses Climb During COVID-19 Pandemic
ROLL CALL (05/27) – [...] Nationally, suspected overdose submissions to ODMAP rose nearly 16.6 percent this year, based on a 30-day rolling mean comparison of January through April 2019 to the same time frame in 2020. The raw numbers show an increase of almost 11.4 percent for fatal overdoses, and an increase of 18.6 percent for nonfatal overdoses during that time frame. Read more
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HHS Strips Gender Identity, Sex Stereotyping, Language Access Protections From ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule
HEALTH AFFAIRS (06/13) – [...] This means the rule will no longer apply to other HHS programs—such as those administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Indian Health Service, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—or the Department itself except in the context of ACA programs. Read more
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A New Addiction Crisis: Treatment Centers Face Financial Collapse
NPR (06/15) – [...] In April, the National Council for Behavioral Health surveyed its 3,400 members, most of whom are nonprofit community treatment centers. Nearly all — 92.6% of both residential and outpatient centers — had cut back their programs, forcing many to furlough employees or lay them off. Read more
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6 Major Health Disparities Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
HEALTH (06/12) – [...] “Queer and trans folks tend to be more prone to anxiety, depression, suicidality, eating disorders, and substance dependence, which are all the effects of systemic oppression,” says Martinez. Read more
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For Black Youth, a Time of Upheaval Takes a Toll on Mental Health
STAT (06/11) – [...] Black adults have been 10% to 26% more likely than white adults to report symptoms of psychological distress in a mental health survey conducted weekly since late April by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Census Bureau. In the week after Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, 40.5% of Black adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, compared with 33.1% of white people. Read more

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Mental Health Parity in the US: Have We Made Any Real Progress?
PSYCHIATRIC TIMES (06/17) – Are we living up to the ideals and standards proposed by the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)? According to some recent reports and measures, the answer is no. Read more
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Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time
THE NEW YORK TIMES (06/05) – [...] In March and April, the National Eating Disorders Association, or NEDA, saw a 78 percent increase in people messaging its help line compared with the same period last year. Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit organization that provides mental health support by text, saw a 75 percent increase in conversations about eating disorders in the two months since March 16, to around 700 conversations from around 400 conversations weekly. Read more
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Real-Time Data Are Essential for COVID-19. They’re Just as Important for the Opioid Overdose Crisis
STAT (05/20) – [...] In other words, the closest thing we have to a real-time data system for opioid overdose deaths — an epidemic of destruction that began killing Americans more than a decade ago — has a lag time of about 24 months. The consequences of not having real-time data for any public health crisis is lethal. Read more
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The Mischaracterized Relationship Between Drug Use and Homelessness
FILTER (05/21) – [...] “Substance use can play a role at each point in the continuum”, said Kelly Doran, a researcher and ER physician with NYU Langone Health in New York City. “In my review of the evidence I feel pretty strongly that there’s good evidence for both directions [of causality],” she told Filter. “The best way to think of it is maybe a vicious cycle.” Read more
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Pod-Based E-Cigarettes Efficiently Addictive
THE HARVARD GAZETTE (06/01) – [...] According to the new study, the design of pod-based e-cigarettes ensures the delivery of high doses of nicotine in a low pH form, which is less harsh compared to the higher pH nicotine found in most other e-cigarette brands, thus encouraging deeper inhalation. Read more
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Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults at Higher Risk for Substance Use
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (06/02) – [...] “These age-related changes place older adults at increased vulnerability to the harms of substance use,” said Han, who is also a CDUHR researcher. “This is even more true for vulnerable populations who experience stigma, like those identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and may already experience a range of health disparities and have barriers to accessing health care.” Read more
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LSD Is Surging in Popularity. New Research Unpicks the Trends.
FILTER (06/04) – Far more US adults than previously have been using the psychedelic drug LSD in recent years, according to new research. The number of people who reported using “acid” in the past year increased by over 56 percent, relatively, between 2015 and 2018. Read more
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Brain Study Finds a Molecular “Off” Switch for Nicotine Craving
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (06/08) – [...] By manipulating this circuit in a primordial part of the brain, the scientists were able to turn the desire to consume nicotine on and off in mice. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the researchers describe experiments in which they were able to alter nicotine sensitivity in the brains of mice and observe consequent behavioral changes. Read more
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Neuroimaging Suggests Resilience to Drug Addiction May Come From Better Control Over Compulsive Behaviors
MEDICAL XPRESS (06/18) – A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has found evidence suggesting that people who are addicted to drugs may find gaining control over compulsive behaviors a path to recovery. Read more
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-Drug Overdoses Climb During COVID-19 Pandemic
-HHS Strips Gender Identity, Sex Stereotyping, Language Access Protections From ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule
-A New Addiction Crisis: Treatment Centers Face Financial Collapse
-6 Major Health Disparities Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
-For Black Youth, a Time of Upheaval Takes a Toll on Mental Health
-Mental Health Parity in the US: Have We Made Any Real Progress?
-Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time
-Real-Time Data Are Essential for COVID-19. They’re Just as Important for the Opioid Overdose Crisis
-The Mischaracterized Relationship Between Drug Use and Homelessness
-Pod-Based E-Cigarettes Efficiently Addictive
-Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults at Higher Risk for Substance Use
-LSD Is Surging in Popularity. New Research Unpicks the Trends.
-Brain Study Finds a Molecular “Off” Switch for Nicotine Craving
-Neuroimaging Suggests Resilience to Drug Addiction May Come From Better Control Over Compulsive Behaviors
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