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UrduNew research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours. Increasing our understanding of whether robots can affect risk-taking could have clear…
Tag: Addiction
Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment
The number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine called buprenorphine to their patients is woefully small, comprising less than two percent of the 31,000-plus doctors studied across the country, according to new analysis. This…
Virtual therapy: The ‘new normal’ after COVID-19
Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things will go back to normal. We’ll stop wearing masks. We’ll crowd into restaurants. We’ll walk whatever direction we want to down grocery store aisles. But some changes that the pandemic…
Increased social media use linked to developing depression, research finds
A study of young adults who use social media more are also more likely to develop depression within six months, a U of A study shows.
Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may lead to patients becoming persistent drug users
SAN ANTONIO – Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer…
Youth depression tied to higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death
Depressed children and teenagers have an increased risk of suffering from premature death and a wide range of illnesses later in life. That is according to a large observational study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings highlight…
New compound related to psychedelic ibogaine could treat addiction, depression
A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. A paper describing the work is published Dec. 9 in Nature…
Hip-hop is helping tackle stigma around mental health, say Cambridge researchers
Hip-hop is one of the world’s most popular musical genres. Seven of the 10 most streamed artists in the US are rappers. With almost 50 years of history, hip-hop has evolved to give rise to many sub-genres that appeal to…
COVID-19 pandemic responsible for decrease in hepatitis C testing
Systemic response to COVID-19 led to decrease in HCV testing and identification
Experts available to speak about COVID’s impact on those with substance use disorder this holiday season
From a deadly pandemic to divisive politics, there were already plenty of reasons why someone could turn to substance abuse in 2020, let alone the holidays. Experts from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute are available to speak to the…
Study finds gamblers ignore important information when placing bet
People with gambling problems are less likely to consider important information that could prevent them from losing, according to new research published today from the UBC’s Centre for Gambling Research. Instead, people with gambling disorder pay more attention to irrelevant…
Brexit opens the door to tougher anti-smoking measures
Brexit offers the UK opportunities to strengthen its world-leading tobacco control measures, by creating greater flexibility to respond to industry action and market developments, according to new research from the University of Bath.
Stem Cells journal paper describes breakthrough in producing neurons from stem cells
Co-authors’ company aims to provide rapid production of neurons for academic researchers and pharmaceutical developers
After CDC guidance, little change in opioid prescriptions to those at risk of misuse
ST. LOUIS – Research from Saint Louis University finds that among patients at risk for opioid misuse, the odds of receiving a schedule II opioid for non-cancer pain were similar to those not at risk, despite new prescribing guidelines from…
Smoking, tobacco use among teens continues to drop even as use of e-cigs grows
Despite the increase in use of e-cigarettes among adolescents, cigarette and smokeless tobacco prevalence declined more rapidly between 2012 and 2019 than in previous periods, according to a new study. The analysis by the University of Michigan and Georgetown University…
Long-term data shows racial & ethnic disparities in effectiveness of anti-smoking measures
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Tobacco control efforts have reduced cigarette smoking for many, but those efforts have disproportionately helped white smokers, while other racial and ethnic groups are still struggling, an Oregon State University researcher’s analysis found. The study, published recently…
Nurse practitioners play key role in opioid addiction treatment in very rural areas
Giving nurse practitioners the authority to prescribe buprenorphine has brought that gold standard treatment for opioid addiction to people who might not have had access to it before, according to a new study led by Tracy Klein, PhD, associate professor at the Washington State University College of Nursing in Vancouver.
Risk of death high among those with alcohol-related visits to ED: CMAJ study
The risk of death is high for people who visit the emergency department (ED) for alcohol use, and the risk increases with frequency, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www. cmaj. ca/ lookup/ doi/ 10.…
Nurse practitioners play key role in opioid addiction treatment in very rural areas
Analysis of Oregon data shows nurse practitioners accounted for one in five buprenorphine prescriptions in rural areas; one in three in frontier areas
Study: Opioid overdose deaths involving other substances more common in youth
Youth opioid overdose deaths increasingly involve cocaine
Limited access to buprenorphine restricts resident physicians treating opioid abusers
A University of South Florida Health study is one of the first to assess barriers resident physicians face in prescribing buprenorphine, the FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder, and their attitudes toward opioid addiction
Bergeson, collaborators developing novel treatment for alcohol use disorder
Research team receives $7.25 million from NIH to begin testing new drug
More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
ore than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their prescription medications, according to a new study released today by the West Health Policy Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy research group and Xcenda, the research arm of the drug distributor AmerisourceBergen.
More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
Beneficiaries skipping medications is causing early death and worsening medical conditions that will cost Medicare an extra $177.4 billion over the next 10 years
Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal
New Haven, Conn. — A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Psychiatry . In a double-blind…
Pod e-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes, new study finds
Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to federal government data — and some smokers find it nearly impossible to quit. Many of these smokers use regular, or combustible, cigarettes.
Artificial intelligence-based tool may help diagnose opioid addiction earlier
Researchers have used machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to develop a prediction model for the early diagnosis of opioid use disorder. The advance is described in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives . The model was generated from information in…
Parental restrictions on tech use have little lasting effect into adulthood
Worries of widespread ‘tech addiction’ may be overblown, study suggests
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90% will experience at least one relapse within the first four years. One reason for this is that alcohol withdrawal directly…
Research aims to expand smoking cessation in underserved populations
UIC gets $3.3 million to study tobacco burden, expand smoking cessation program
UTSA researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community
(November 18, 2020) — UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work in the UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy is shedding light to understand the topic of drug overdose deaths in the Hispanic community.…
Cannabis strength soars over past half century — new study
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm.
Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation
Abstract Past public health crises (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cholera, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lead, pollution, venereal disease, even coronavirus (COVID-19) have been met with interventions targeted both at the individual and all of society. While the healthcare community is…
Peptide is a key mediator in the regulation of compulsive alcohol drinking
Findings may open new avenues in the pharmacological treatment of alcohol use disorder which would target this system
OHIO’s Franz publishes study on strategies hospitals adopt to address opioid epidemic
While the world’s attention to public health remains focused on COVID-19, Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, continues to focus her attention on one of the largest public health crises in the…
Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
In their quest to understand how the immune system is implicated in alcohol use disorder, Scripps Research scientists have found a potential path for treatment
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 study shows 80% of respondents report significant symptoms of depression
Young adults across the US took part in loneliness study
Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, ‘there’s no place like home’
Study demonstrates how ‘coming home’ produces a signal of comfort in mice
Pediatric surgeon establishes first-ever guidelines for pediatric opioid prescribing
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles surgeon, Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, forms team of health care providers and community advocates to establish recommendations for safe opioid use
Researchers light-up mouse brain, revealing previously hidden areas susceptible to opioids
Study is the first to apply CLARITY technique followed by three-dimensional (3D) fluorescent imaging to better understand opioid receptor localization across the whole brain in 3D images
Calls to city 311 lines can predict opioid overdose hotspots
Problems like broken streetlights can be indicators, study finds
Compounds block stress-enhanced nicotine intake in rats
Stress is a major cause of relapse after people quit smoking. Worrying situations, such as money or relationship problems, can affect neurotransmitter levels in the brain, leading former smokers to reach for a cigarette. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Pharmacology…
Understanding Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use Disorder and Treatment
A Rutgers expert discusses the many impacts of COVID-19 on people with substance use disorder and what treatment providers, policymakers and researchers are doing to help.
November/December 2020 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Treating Opioid Addiction in Primary Care Benefits Both Patients and Cash-Strapped Medical Practices Buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid addiction is in short supply in many areas of the United States. And while many physicians want to offer it, clinics are unsure…
Treating opioid addiction in primary care helps patients and cash-strapped medical practices
Buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid addiction is in short supply in many areas of the United States. And while many physicians want to offer it, clinics are unsure how to offer buprenorphine therapy in a financially sustainable way. A team of…
Editorial: New research strengthens the case for e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids
Using FDA-approved treatments increases the likelihood of success, but many smokers who use these therapies still struggle to remain tobacco free, says Nancy Rigotti, an investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital
Gambling addiction: an aid from patients’ stories
For the first time, new research identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction and paves the way to innovative approaches for therapy and prevention
Alcohol Use Increases among People Living with HIV during Stay-at-home Order
Researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans honed in on one population particularly at risk during the pandemic: people living with HIV with at-risk alcohol use. They surveyed 80 people living with HIV in Louisiana during that state’s stay-at-home order, recruiting participants from the ongoing longitudinal Aging in Louisiana: Immunosenescence, HIV and Socioenvironmental Factors-Exercise (ALIVE-Ex) study.
E-cigarettes can be ‘gateway’ to cigarettes for teens with no prior intention to smoke
Cigarette smoking remains a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. And while adolescent cigarette smoking has declined over the past several decades, e-cigarette use presents a new risk for nicotine use disorder. a new study,…
USask launches first study on effects of smoked cannabis on brain development
SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) pharmacologist Robert Laprairie will use a Brain Canada research grant to determine how a mother’s use of cannabis during pregnancy affects the brain of the developing fetus she’s carrying. Laprairie is one of 20…