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NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, Candace Hatten-Powell, MD, talks about opioid-sparing medications that may be used following bariatric surgery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors are associated with opioid overdose in pregnant and postpartum women, highlighting the need for more research, drug screening and judgment-free services for those at high risk.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that one in five U.S. adults are currently living with mental health issues. In acknowledgement and celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI has launched the “Take the Moment” campaign, encouraging individuals to build community connection, hold conversations and act now by using available resources.

NEW YORK — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity for individuals to focus on their state of mind, Carol A. Bernstein, MD, said in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW YORK — Administering marijuana to patients who may benefit from its therapeutic properties is a “complex sociopolitical and medical” issue, Brody Montoya, DO, says in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Less than 15% of surveyed U.S. college students knew how to use naloxone in the event of an overdose, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — A poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting highlighted the need for greater access and engagement in trauma-focused care for incarcerated women, including peer-led interventions.

NEW YORK — The American Psychiatric Association successfully disseminated education among the public and physicians highlighting addiction psychiatry as part of its presidential initiative, the group’s outgoing president said at its annual meeting.

NEW YORK — Last week’s news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III is an “interesting historic moment,” according to David J. Hellerstein, MD.

NEW YORK — FDA regulations and Instagram content policies designed to minimize youth exposure to content promoting electronic nicotine delivery systems are not well enforced, according to recent research.