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<乌鸦传媒>They Rarely Ask for Pain Pills Now

Reflections on medical policy, DEA permits, and the fentanyl crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Ketamine Clinics Diverge From APA Recommendations

Nation's premier psychiatric association calls proliferation of ketamine clinics the "wild west"

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<乌鸦传媒>Rumors on Kate Middleton's Health Swirl; Alcohol Deaths Surge; 1 in 8 Have Obesity

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: 'Make Sure They're Breathing'

"We don't really need people to wake up. We need them to breathe," clinician says

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<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk

Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a "call to action"

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<乌鸦传媒>MDMA for PTSD Under FDA Review; GLP-1 for Opioid Cravings; ADHD an Evolutionary Aid?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality

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<乌鸦传媒>E-Cigs Show Some Benefit as Smoking Cessation Aid in Clinical Trial

More people able to abstain from smoking tobacco than after traditional counseling alone

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<乌鸦传媒>Doing Away With Needle Exchange Programs Won't Prevent Drug Use

This is where the principle of harm reduction becomes important

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<乌鸦传媒>No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose

Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websites

Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse"

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<乌鸦传媒>Death Penalty Position Statement; Depression and Body Temp; New APA Medical Director

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk

Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids

This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country

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<乌鸦传媒>As Investors Pile Into Psychedelics, Idealism Gives Way to Pharma Economics

Challenges abound for the burgeoning sector

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<乌鸦传媒>Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobriety

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine

Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth

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<乌鸦传媒>Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

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<乌鸦传媒>In the Marrow of My Bones

Honoring the memory of one of my earliest patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization

Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma

No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosis

Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play

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<乌鸦传媒>Certain Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Substance Use Disorder

Prevalence particularly high in those recently diagnosed with head and neck and cervical cancers

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<乌鸦传媒>DSM's Undisclosed Industry Ties; Antipsychotic Heart Risks; FOMO and Phone Addiction

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence?

Emotional dysregulation mediates relationship between childhood trauma, brain dynamics

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Are So Many Americans Dying of COVID? 'Gas-Station Heroin;' Measles Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Weekly Risperidone Win; Meta Hides Harmful Teen Content; Breathing to Altered State?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data

It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone

California grapples with a response to physicians struggling with addiction

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<乌鸦传媒>Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Finds

States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years

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<乌鸦传媒>Ethics of Palliative Psychiatry; 4-Year Lybalvi Data; 'Dry January' Psych Benefits

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal

RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control

If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough?

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<乌鸦传媒>Autism Aggression Sensor; Psychiatry Top Telehealth Spender; Mid-Stage Wins, Losses

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life

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<乌鸦传媒>988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews

But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearing

Early CDC data suggest the problem is worsening

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