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News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

A photo of Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Q&A: Elinore McCance-Katz, Head of SAMHSA

"You will see far more children die of suicide than you will COVID"

ACEP over a photo of a rushing emergency medical team

<乌鸦传媒>ED Docs: Don't Fear Buprenorphine for Acute Opioid Withdrawal

No DEA waiver needed for one-time dosing, ACEP speakers note

AR19 over a photo of a male child with a white pill on his tongue above FDA ADCOMM

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel: All Thumbs Down for Amphetamine Product Meant to Deter Abuse

Unanimous vote that risks outweigh benefits

A sad looking young woman sitting on a bed

<乌鸦传媒>Many Residential Addiction Tx Centers Don鈥檛 Offer MAT, at a Deadly Cost

Abstinence-only models aren't for everyone

Reformulated OxyContin over a photo of an OxyContin branded oxycodone tablet above FDA ADCOMM

<乌鸦传媒>Did Reformulated OxyContin Really Discourage Abuse?

FDA advisors to review Purdue Pharma's flagship product, redesigned in 2010 to resist snorting and injection

SAGES over a computer rendering of an endoscope traveling through the intestine

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Pot Use Doesn't Compromise Weight Loss Surgery

But other findings suggest users could benefit from psych counseling

A hand, palm up on the floor next to a white pill

<乌鸦传媒>Fatal Overdoses Often Mistaken for Cardiac Arrest

Try naloxone in some cases appearing to be heart-related, researchers suggest

A bottle of CBD oil in front of a marijuana leaf

<乌鸦传媒>CBD Shows Promise for Patients With Marijuana Addiction

Small but significant reductions in use observed in cannabis-tobacco smokers

Photos of anesthesiologist Randy Rosen, MD, and his girlfriend Liza Visamanos

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Charged in Scheme to Pay Addicts to Get Naltrexone Implants

Randy Rosen, MD, allegedly hired "body brokers" to lure patients, reaped $50M from insurance

A man with his head on his arm and holding a bottle of beer in the drivers seat of his car after being pulled over by police

<乌鸦传媒>Is Your Patient in Alcohol Withdrawal? Don't Expect CIWA to Tell You

It's like using a wrench on a nail

A photo of a pile of hypodermic needles

<乌鸦传媒>We Must Legalize Opioids Now to End Racist War on Drugs

In the age of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's more important than ever

An illustration of a doctor helping a person out of a prescription pill bottle

<乌鸦传媒>Addressing the Opioid Crisis During COVID-19

Two health emergencies collide

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

<乌鸦传媒>Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Dr. Manish Raj Gupta next to a bag spilling out sex toys and used syringes

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

AAPM over a photo of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Can Physicians Spot Prescription Drug Misuse?

Study highlights struggles prescribers face with opioids, gabapentin

A photo composite of Justin Bieber in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber

<乌鸦传媒>Why Justin Bieber Sleeps in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

Is it sound medicine?

A syringe on a chain wrapped around a mans wrist

<乌鸦传媒>UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits

Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles"

A portrait of a blurred man

<乌鸦传媒>Akathisia: A Deadly Imposter

Be on the lookout for it

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

<乌鸦传媒>Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety; Olanzapine/Samidorphan NDA Accepted

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

STS over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>Should Addicts Get Repeat Valve Surgeries for Endocarditis?

MAT should be part of the equation in patients with opioid addiction, STS debaters agree

A woman rests on her arms at a table while holding a glass of red wine

<乌鸦传媒>'Surprising' Number of Cancer Survivors Use Alcohol

Clinicians urged to step up alcohol screening at regular intervals, intervention

An illustrator of various medications on a conveyor belt moving towards a persons open mouth

<乌鸦传媒>Trial: Camden 'Hotspotting' Program Not Enough to Help Superutilizers

Problem isn't lack of care coordination -- it's the quality of care, says program founder

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Administration Touts Mental Health Accomplishments

Speakers offer praise for more aggressive involuntary commitment

A Vivitrol advertisement

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Alkermes on Vivitrol Ads

Campaign omits important risk information, agency says

NAMS over a photo of the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL

<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis for Symptomatic Menopause: Cultivating the Evidence

Oyedeji Ayonrinde, FRCPsych, MBA, weeds out the known and unknown

NAMS over a photo of the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL

<乌鸦传媒>Heavy Drinking Among Middle-Aged Women: A Sobering Issue

What can doctors do to better screen, treat this population?

A police officer giving a sobriety test to a man to see if he is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol

<乌鸦传媒>Should DWI Cost Docs Their Medical License?

It's easier to lose a driver's license

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

<乌鸦传媒>Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

PAIN Week over a photo of the The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

<乌鸦传媒>Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines

Chronic pain patients were left out to dry

AMA over a photo of the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Records

Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs

A photo composition of Carmen Puliafito, MD and some college girls at a pool party.

<乌鸦传媒>USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Fails

Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

Illustration of a brain all in green.

<乌鸦传媒>'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Two pink elephants.

<乌鸦传媒>You're Wrong About Alcohol Withdrawal

Here's the lowdown on DTs

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Blocking Kappa Receptors Reduce Opioid Dependency?

Researchers look at targeting pain-related anhedonia

<乌鸦传媒>New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>Rehab Recruiters; Lilly the Cannabis King; Feds Pin Blame in Child Deaths

This past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>New Opioid Epidemic 'Hot Spots' Emerge in U.S.

Once considered largely a Midwest problem, opioid mortality is rising quickly in Eastern U.S.

<乌鸦传媒>Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums?

Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

<乌鸦传媒>Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Mental Health Issues in Later Life

Greater exposure also associated with difficult personality traits in adulthood

<乌鸦传媒>Comorbidities 'Pervasive' Within Mental Disorders

Increased risk for second disorders seen early and beyond 15 years

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