Mental Health
Pot legalization tied to drop in opioid prescribing rates
FROM JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE Laws covering medical or recreational use of marijuana are associated ...
Certifications, training to increase addiction medicine specialists
Two new workforce developments aim to increase the number of addiction medicine specialists and ...
Many VTE patients live in fear of the next event
REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018 SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – An estimated 41% of ...
Arm teachers with mental health providers
The gun control bill passed recently in Florida is a promising step forward in ...
Insomnia – going beyond sleep hygiene
Difficulties with sleep are prevalent and significant across the developmental spectrum. Not only does ...
Sexual harassment, violence is our problem, too
This past year has seen an incredible transformation in our awareness and understanding of ...
Why isn’t smart gun technology on Parkland activists’ agenda?
The evening before the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, I was hard ...
U.S. adults consumed 17.5 billion total binge drinks in 2015
FROM THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE A new study seeks to elucidate disparities ...
Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage the United States, patients and physicians are ...
Tardive dyskinesia is theme of awards competition for early career psychiatrists
Important advances in neuroscience and clinical psychiatry have been achieved in recent years, but ...
Parents surveyed about underage drinking
Most parents of children aged 10-17 years have talked to them about alcohol consumption, ...
Cannabis users at highest psychosis risk may elect to quit
FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE Cannabis users who experience symptoms suggestive of psychosis are more likely ...
Early family intervention tied to reduced AUDs in Mexican American youth
FROM JAMA PSYCHIATRY A family-focused middle school intervention can help reduce alcohol abuse and ...
