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School districts double down on drug testing, targeting even middle schoolers

Thirteen-year-old Aura Brillhart and her 11-year-old sister, Morgan, will face a new sort of test in school this year: a drug test.

5 Sep 2019

Non-medical use of prescription amphetamines for ADHD linked to hospitalization, fatal outcomes

New findings on the serious adverse outcomes associated with non-medical use (NMU) of prescription amphetamines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were recently published in the September 2019 issue of the Journal of Attention Disorders.

30 Aug 2019

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.

30 Aug 2019

Fast food may be a prime culprit in teenage depression

Why is depression such a growing problem among teenagers in America? One answer is the kind of food they eat, according to a new study by researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

30 Aug 2019

Tackling homelessness among LGBTQ young adults in Tucson

The University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women will collaborate with community partners in support of unstably housed LGBTQ young adults in Tucson as part of a $2.5 million federal grant.

28 Aug 2019

Front-line primary care providers given tools to play larger role in tackling opioid abuse

Buprenorphine and naltrexone can help break a person's addiction to life-threatening opioid use disorder, but they can be hard for front-line, primary care providers to prescribe, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center.

27 Aug 2019

Addiction clinics market pricey, unproven treatments to desperate patients

Jason was hallucinating. He was withdrawing from drugs at an addiction treatment center near Indianapolis, and he had hardly slept for several days.

23 Aug 2019

Study explores obstacles to treating opioid use disorder with an effective medication

In an effort to find ways to improve long-term outcomes for people with opioid use disorder, University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology researcher Elizabeth Evans set out to study the obstacles to treating this chronic condition with an effective medication, buprenorphine-naloxone.

22 Aug 2019

Improvement of PTSD symptoms linked to reduced type 2 diabetes risk

Traumatic experiences may affect a person in different ways. In some, these traumatic events may not pose a negative impact, but for others, they develop a mental health condition often triggered by a terrifying event – post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

22 Aug 2019

Most patients willing to share personal medical data with researchers, survey finds

As medicine becomes both bigger and more personalized, the need for massive databases of patient records, such as the 1 million person All of Us Research Program, become increasingly essential to fueling both new discoveries and translational treatments.

21 Aug 2019

The collapse of a hospital empire — and towns left in the wreckage

The money was so good in the beginning, and it seemed it might gush forever, right through tiny country hospitals in Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and into the coffers of companies controlled by Jorge A. Perez, his family and business partners.

20 Aug 2019

Among hurdles for those with opioid addictions: Getting the drug to treat it

Louis Morano knew what he needed, and he knew where to get it. He made his way to a mobile medical clinic parked on a corner of Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, in the geographical heart of the city's overdose crisis. People call it "the bupe bus."

16 Aug 2019

Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change "dispositional anxiety," the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in nonhuman primates, researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found.

16 Aug 2019

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

When they started practicing medicine, most surgeons say, there was little or no information about just how many pain pills patients needed after specific procedures.

14 Aug 2019

Impulsive behavior associated with less sleep and more screen time

A paper published today in Pediatrics suggests that children and youth who do not sleep enough and use screens more than recommended are more likely to act impulsively and make poorer decisions.

14 Aug 2019

Warning signs of serious mental illness in children

A recent report by the New Jersey Poison Control Center at Rutgers University showed a rise in suicide attempts by pre-teens over the past 18 months - a trend that has been seen across the nation.

13 Aug 2019

Adults who combine opioids and cannabis have more mental health issues

A researcher from the University of Houston has found that adults who take prescription opioids for severe pain are more likely to have increased anxiety, depression and substance abuse issues if they also use marijuana.

12 Aug 2019

New core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on substance use disorders

Dr. Michelle Lofwall, professor of behavioral science and psychiatry in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, is one of three national addiction physician experts who led a team of healthcare professionals in developing a new core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on the prevention, assessment and treatment of substance use disorders throughout the continuum of care.

3 Aug 2019

International report identifies the main actions necessary to reduce epilepsy treatment gap

Worldwide, more than 50 million people are living with epilepsy. Treatment can cost as little as US$5 a year and eliminates seizures in about two-thirds of people.

29 Jul 2019

Study finds rates of new persistent opioid use among women after vaginal or cesarean delivery

Nearly half of American women having a baby in the last decade received a prescription for a powerful opioid painkiller as part of their birth experience, a new study shows.

27 Jul 2019

Substance Abuse News and Research

School districts double down on drug testing, targeting even middle schoolers

Non-medical use of prescription amphetamines for ADHD linked to hospitalization, fatal outcomes

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

Fast food may be a prime culprit in teenage depression

Tackling homelessness among LGBTQ young adults in Tucson

Front-line primary care providers given tools to play larger role in tackling opioid abuse

Addiction clinics market pricey, unproven treatments to desperate patients

Study explores obstacles to treating opioid use disorder with an effective medication

Improvement of PTSD symptoms linked to reduced type 2 diabetes risk

Most patients willing to share personal medical data with researchers, survey finds

The collapse of a hospital empire — and towns left in the wreckage

Among hurdles for those with opioid addictions: Getting the drug to treat it

Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses

Impulsive behavior associated with less sleep and more screen time

Warning signs of serious mental illness in children

Adults who combine opioids and cannabis have more mental health issues

New core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on substance use disorders

International report identifies the main actions necessary to reduce epilepsy treatment gap

Study finds rates of new persistent opioid use among women after vaginal or cesarean delivery

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