| FDA Clears the Way to Increase Access and Lower Cost of Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Treatment Drug |
CNBC (01/17) – [...] The FDA said Thursday it is streamlining the labeling for naloxone, a prescription drug that can reverse an opioid overdose if caught early enough. The change will enable drugmakers to produce over-the-counter versions of the medication that some have criticized as prohibitively expensive and difficult to buy. Read more
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| Overdose Deaths Tied to Antianxiety Drugs like Xanax Continue to Rise |
SCIENCE NEWS (01/17) – [...] In the latest sign of the drug’s impact, the number of overdose deaths involving “benzos” rose from 0.54 per 100,000 in 1999 to 5.02 per 100,000 in 2017 among women aged 30 to 64, researchers report January 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. That’s a spike of 830 percent, surpassed only by increases seen in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids or heroin. Read more
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| National Drug Control Strategy: A Report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (01/31) – The drug crisis our country faces today is unprecedented. It has evolved over the past several decades and has steadily worsened with time. Every state and county, and every socioeconomic group in our country, is directly affected by the negative consequences of illicit drug use. Read more |
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| FDA Chief Threatens to Take E-Cigarettes Off the Market |
| NBC NEWS (01/18) – Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb made his most direct threat yet against e-cigarette companies Friday, saying they face an “existential threat” if they don’t stop marketing to youth. Read more |
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| Study Links Drug Maker Gifts for Doctors to More Overdose Deaths |
THE NEW YORK TIMES (01/18) – A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet of the connection between the marketing of opioids to doctors and the nation’s addiction epidemic. Read more
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| Study Reveals What Binge Drinking Could Be Doing to Your DNA |
| FORBES (01/30) – […] Short-term unhealthiness aside, it’s possible binge drinking also alters us at the basic level of our being – in our DNA. That long-lasting genetic change may, in turn, result in stronger alcohol cravings, locking us into a cycle that dismantles health from the inside out. Read more |
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| Peer Recovery Coaches Carve Out Role During Opioid Crisis |
| TELEGRAM.COM (01/24) – Sometimes, guidance from someone who knows what it’s like to battle addiction can be the boost an individual trying to escape the throes of opioid use disorder needs to succeed. Yet peer recovery coaches, while becoming more widely used in hospital, treatment center and community settings, are still in the early stages of gaining a foothold in the recovery field. Read more |
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| Teen Brain Volume Changes with Small Amount of Cannabis Use, Study Finds |
| SCIENCE DAILY (01/14) – At a time when several states are moving to legalize recreational use of marijuana, new research shows that concerns about the drug's impact on teens may be warranted. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that even a small amount of cannabis use by teenagers is linked to differences in their brains. Read more |
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- Identifies SUD – even when someone is reluctant to self-disclose.
- Accurately identifies individuals likely to be abusing prescription medications.
- Screens for multiple levels of severity.
- Distinguishes likely SUD from other psychological disorders.
- Useful in developing treatment plans and goals.
- Available for adults, adolescents, and special populations.
TRAINING AVAILABLE - NAADAC CEUs |
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| As Problem Drinking Rises in Older Americans, Geriatrician Offers Tips For Those Who Imbibe Over 65 |
| FORBES (01/25) – […] According to epidemiologists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), older adults are drinking alcohol more than ever before. The organization's 2017 study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that problem drinking is on the rise among older Americans. Read more |
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| The Digital Drug: Internet Addiction Spawns U.S. Treatment Programs |
| REUTERS (01/27) – […] Psychiatrists such as Young who have studied compulsive internet behavior for decades are now seeing more cases, prompting a wave of new treatment programs to open across the United States. Mental health centers in Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and other states are adding inpatient internet addiction treatment to their line of services. Read more |
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| CBT for Addictions Daylong Workshop |
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This highly interactive live streamed workshop will teach you tools to reduce resistance and boost motivation as well as practical cognitive techniques to use with your patients.
With Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt. Sunday 2/10/19, 12noon-7pm EST (9am-4pm PST)
$135 - 6CEs* |
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| Survey Finds Higher Risk of Stroke Among E-Cigarette Users |
| NPR (01/30) – The use of e-cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of heart attack, heart disease and stroke, according to research that is scheduled to be presented Feb. 6 at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Honolulu. Read more |
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| WVU Researcher Studies Pregnancy and Eating Disorders |
THE REGISTER-HERALD (01/24) – [...] Elizabeth Claydon, an assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is studying how eating disorders may affect women’s experience of, and attitudes toward, pregnancy. For many women with a current eating disorder, pregnancy can make their unhealthy relationship to food even more so, the release said. Read more
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| Resiliency in Recovery Training Workshop |
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Holistic Stress Management offers a dynamic mind-body-spirit approach to coping effectively with stress, including recovery.
This Holistic Stress Management Instructor Training offers 54 CNEs for nurses, 24 CEs through the National Association for Social Workers and 54 CEs through NAADAC.
Paramount Wellness Institute is a NAADAC Approved Education Provider (#171056). |
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| Addressing Prescription Drug Addiction in Older Adults |
| US NEWS (01/29) – [...] In fact, between 2002 and 2014, opioid abuse nearly doubled in those 50 and older (from about 1 to 2 percent), while declining in younger age groups. And a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released in September found that, among people 65 and older, opioid-related emergency room visits were up 74 percent from 2010 to 2015 and opioid-related inpatient stays were up 34 percent. Read more |
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| Medical Marijuana Can Now Be Used to Treat Opioid Addiction in N.J. |
| NJ.COM (01/23) – Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday announced a broad attack on opioid addiction in New Jersey by adding it to the list of illnesses that qualify residents for medical marijuana and expanding Medicaid coverage for medication-assisted treatment, a scientifically proven method of preventing relapses. Read more |
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