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UC San Diego receives $8 million grant to study the genetics of substance use disorder

News Medical Health Sciences

OCTOBER 28, 2024

University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the genetics of substance use disorders.

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Substance Use Disorder Professionals and Trainees – Reducing Barriers to Joining the Workforce and Streamlining the Credentialing Process

WA State Department of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2024

DOH is amending WACs 246-811-010, 246-811-025, 246-811-030, 246-811-035, 246-811-045, 246-811-046, 246-811-048, 246-811-049, 246-811-060, 246-811-070, 246-811-220, 246-811-240, 246-811-260, 246-811-990 and, creating WAC 246-811-310.

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Podcast From Washington: Update on H5N1 and Local Health Department Pilot Program Addresses Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy

The NACCHO Podcast Series

MAY 17, 2024

Drug overdose deaths in pregnant and postpartum women increased significantly between early 2018 to late 2021, according to a recent study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.

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‘Risks linked with parental mental illness and substance use are undeniable, but efforts to scale-out and sustain evidence-based practices are challenging’

Frontiers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Researchers working in the area of parental mental illness and substance use disorders face a number of challenges conducting rigorous research and implementing change effectively. We know that mental health and/or substance use disorders convey challenges to adults as well as to their children and family members.

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Where Does Drug Policy Go From Here?

RAND

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Whether the next administration supports or hinders state efforts to liberalize laws on cannabis and/or psychedelics, as well as their approach to increasing access to substance use disorder treatment, remains to be seen.

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Georgia looks to use first $50M in opioid settlement to bridge gaps in help for drug abuse

HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The metro Atlanta region report points to a gap between the health needs of people with substance use disorder and the number of detox facilities, treatment centers, housing options, and addiction support services in the region — especially in Gwinnett County.

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Substance Use Stigma Is Real and Deadly: We Need a Public Health Response

JPHMP Direct

JULY 31, 2024

Including the presence of people in long-term recovery into conversations surrounding substance use disorder (SUD) can be one way of mitigating the effect of structural stigma against those with SUD.

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Anxiety grows over telemedicine flexibility extension

The Hill

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Since 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have allowed physicians to prescribe schedule II to V controlled substances without in-person medical evaluations. Last year, the two agencies extended these flexibility measures through the end of 2024.

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Georgia trust awards first $70 million of opioid settlements

HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The grants, set to be used in 2025 and 2026, are intended to help prevent Georgians from developing opioid addictions, connect people with substance use disorders to harm reduction and treatment programs, and bolster recovery resources across the state. The Trust published a list of accepted grantees on its website.

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One story does not fit all: How to change the narrative on veteran suicides

Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Mental health conditions like depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders are also prevalent among those who serve. Issues such as relationship problems, military punishment, and feelings of failure or humiliation can dramatically elevate the risk.

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Integrated Healthcare Approaches to Combat the Nationwide Opioid Crisis

Bamboo News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Overdoses and substance use disorder (SUD) can impact anyone at any time of life, underscoring the need for continuous vigilance and action across our healthcare system. According to the World Health Organization , nearly “80% of these deaths are related to opioids, with about 25% of those deaths caused by opioid overdose.”

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Overdose is New York City's leading cause of pregnancy-associated death, Health Department says

HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Morse and the other officials urged providers to screen for substance use, substance use disorders, and co-morbid mental health conditions, and to talk with patients who are pregnant and have opioid use disorder about initiating buprenorphine or methadone as soon as possible.

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NACCHO Podcast Series: The PRISM Initiative for Maternal and Child Health

The NACCHO Podcast Series

MARCH 25, 2021

This episode brings together doulas and Substance Use and Mental Health professionals to discuss the use of doulas to support substance use disorder, recovery, and treatment.

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988 and 911: Justice System Involvement in Mental Health Crises

The Health Care Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

Beginning in July 2022, a new 3-digit telephone number (988) will be implemented to address mental health crises, cases involving substance use disorder (SUD), and individuals in emotional and/or suicidal distress. The New 911 for Mental Health Crises. 988 originated as part of an effort to combat rising suicide rates.

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Podcast from Washington: Author of Narkomania Dr. Jennifer Carroll

The NACCHO Podcast Series

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Later in the program, Ian sits down with Dr. Jennifer Carroll, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Elon University to discuss her new book Narkomania , which considers if a person is predisposed to substance use disorders. They also discuss her background in substance use, harm reduction, and overdose prevention.

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The Intersection of 911 and 988: Decriminalizing Mental Health Crises

The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Their Consensus Approach included the response to mental health crises, cases of suicidal behavior, and instances of substance use disorder. They argued that “Without a systems approach to transformation, simply implementing a new number to call will have little impact on those who are in need.” .

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What’s it like to return home from incarceration? Hands-on simulation highlights some of the challenges of reentry

NC Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I also had a history of substance use disorder a condition that affects about 60 percent of incarcerated people. For the hour, I walked in the shoes of someone returning to the community after serving 10 years in federal prison for robbery and possession of a firearm as a felon. I left prison with a GED and no money.

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Culture is medicine. People are medicine.

National Council on Urban Indian Health

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Calling Back Our Spirit” utilizes the story of the drum and the traditions of drum making, drumming, and music to support intensive or general outpatient treatment for individuals with substance use disorder.

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Convening Healthcare Leaders for Improved Physical and Behavioral Health Outcomes: Highlights From The Grove

Bamboo News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Too often, an individual presenting at the emergency department (ED) with health complications due to substance use disorder risks getting lost in traditional care cycles: they may receive immediate care, but it may not be the most appropriate or most likely to improve long-term health and ultimately reduce healthcare utilization overall.

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Advancing PDMPs: Highlights from Bamboo Health’s Second Annual PDMP Leadership Summit

Bamboo News

AUGUST 1, 2024

As the opioid epidemic continues to evolve, the solutions that states and providers are using to combat it must also evolve to keep communities safe and prevent further incidences of substance use disorder (SUD).

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City of Atlanta wants to address domestic violence. Front-line survivor advocates say publicity is not enough.

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Domestic violence is a public health threat with economic instability , youth mental illness , firearm access , and alcohol and substance use disorders all contributing – systemic issues that can be addressed by federal, state, and local policymakers with the right information.

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December 12, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A total of $2.4 Visit FOREs website to read the announcement and learn more.

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Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths

BU School of Public Health Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

health inequities Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths A new study found that Massachusetts cities with pharmacies that implemented a state standing order to distribute naloxone to community members without a prescription was associated with a gradual and significant decrease in opioid-related fatalities. (..)

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National Council Features Bamboo Health in Partner Perspectives

Bamboo News

JULY 18, 2024

Read on for an excerpt from their discussion: One of the greatest challenges the mental health and substance use field is facing right now is workforce shortages. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing sat down with Vatsala Kapur, vice president of external affairs, Bamboo Health.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Big city health departments address a wide range of everyday threats, including chronic and infectious disease, environmental hazards, and substance use disorder. Our members are on the front lines of public health in urban America, working every day to make it easier for people to achieve optimal health and safety.

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How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

States allotted, on average, about 18% of their funds for addiction and mental health treatment; 14% for recovery services such as housing, transportation, and legal aid; 11% for harm reduction efforts such as overdose reversal medications; and 9% for prevention programs that aim to stop people from developing substance use disorders.

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A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

is alarming and a leading indicator of structural and systemic weaknesses that make it difficult to address parallel issues, including climate change, basic access to health care, substance use disorder treatment, health disparities, and more. The current state of women and children’s health in the U.S.

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Cocaine addiction makes the brain age faster, suggests study

Frontiers

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Brain cells may age faster in people addicted to cocaine The researchers found evidence that cells in Brodmann Area 9 appear biologically ‘older’ in people with CUD, suggesting that these cells age faster than in people without substance use disorders.

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12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

.” B-2 refers to “the full continuum of care of treatment and recovery services for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions,” referring to opioid use disorder and substance use disorder or mental health conditions. “What does that mean? How exactly are you doing that?”

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With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy

NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A lot of people with substance use disorders and mental illness were requiring a lot of attention from their deputies and officers.” He is especially passionate, he said, about increasing preventive services for substance use disorder and expanding treatment for mental and behavioral health.

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Public health advocates worried about Trump win but ready to 'do great work'

HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Help for substance abuse ‘transcends partisan politics’ Others are less worried about changes from the next Trump administration. Jeff Breedlove, strategic policy adviser for the Georgia Council for Recovery, said there were federal efforts to address substance use disorder during the Trump and Joe Biden presidencies.

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UC San Diego receives $8 million grant to study the genetics of substance use disorder

Substance Use Disorder Professionals and Trainees – Reducing Barriers to Joining the Workforce and Streamlining the Credentialing Process

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Podcast From Washington: Update on H5N1 and Local Health Department Pilot Program Addresses Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy

‘Risks linked with parental mental illness and substance use are undeniable, but efforts to scale-out and sustain evidence-based practices are challenging’

Where Does Drug Policy Go From Here?

Georgia looks to use first $50M in opioid settlement to bridge gaps in help for drug abuse

Substance Use Stigma Is Real and Deadly: We Need a Public Health Response

Anxiety grows over telemedicine flexibility extension

Georgia trust awards first $70 million of opioid settlements

One story does not fit all: How to change the narrative on veteran suicides

Integrated Healthcare Approaches to Combat the Nationwide Opioid Crisis

Overdose is New York City's leading cause of pregnancy-associated death, Health Department says

NACCHO Podcast Series: The PRISM Initiative for Maternal and Child Health

988 and 911: Justice System Involvement in Mental Health Crises

Podcast from Washington: Author of Narkomania Dr. Jennifer Carroll

The Intersection of 911 and 988: Decriminalizing Mental Health Crises

What’s it like to return home from incarceration? Hands-on simulation highlights some of the challenges of reentry

Culture is medicine. People are medicine.

Convening Healthcare Leaders for Improved Physical and Behavioral Health Outcomes: Highlights From The Grove

Advancing PDMPs: Highlights from Bamboo Health’s Second Annual PDMP Leadership Summit

City of Atlanta wants to address domestic violence. Front-line survivor advocates say publicity is not enough.

December 12, 2024

Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths

National Council Features Bamboo Health in Partner Perspectives

Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers

A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

Cocaine addiction makes the brain age faster, suggests study

12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.

With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy

Public health advocates worried about Trump win but ready to 'do great work'

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