Addiction News

Since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in 2022, counselors have answered more than 10 million calls, texts and chats from people seeking help for suicidal thoughts and mental health crises, according to HHS officials.

An individualized opioid-prescription protocol with shared decision-making was associated with similar pain reports as fixed-quantity opioid prescriptions but with fewer prescribed opioids at hospital discharge following cesarean births.

A recently published case report summarized the successful initiation of buprenorphine treatment in two adolescents who presented to a pediatric ED with opioid withdrawal.

Significant dose-response associations were found for transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation across several mental disorders, including schizophrenia and depression, according to research.

NEW YORK — The prevalence of substance use disorders is high among patients with schizophrenia, Randall F. White, MD, said in this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Stigmatizing language is highly prevalent in the clinical notes of individuals with opioid use disorder, with a higher incidence reported in the health records of Black and Hispanic patients, according to research.

Noting that practice varies widely across hospitals, an expert panel came to a consensus on the first quality indicators for the care of opioid-exposed infants.

After “an extensive scientific review,” the FDA announced that it has authorized the marketing of four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products through its premarket tobacco product application pathway.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, discusses addiction in competitive athletes and the distinct mental and physical demands that come with each sport.

Ten states have joined the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, according to a release from HHS.