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Ten Cent Takes · @tencenttakes
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#comics #comicbooks #spiderman #substanceabuse #psa #graphicnovel #Marvel

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Lorraine C. · @dancingdogs
550 followers · 6843 posts · Server forall.social

#usa #heathcare #students #media #substanceabuse #suicide #rustbelt #inequality #billionaires #ai #youth #incomecap #poverty #union #unionstrong #uk #wealthredistribition #homelessness #workingpoor #covid

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Toni Aittoniemi · @gimulnautti
343 followers · 3984 posts · Server mastodon.green

But this type of viewpoint is actually super shallow: It delights only in unearthing ”a loophole” that seems smart on the surface, but it reveals the person has no deep understanding of , as a thing that happens to actual people at all.

I did proceed to explain to them that the labels are not there to stop people from abusing solvents, but from taking that last hit that will kill them. And the cigarette labels are to make less people pick up smoking.

#addiction #substanceabuse

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
553 followers · 809 posts · Server sciences.social
PubMed - Associations of Despair With Suicidality and Substance Misuse Among Young Adults - PubMed

Young adults in rural Appalachia with more indicators of despair (hopelessness, helplessness, low self-worth, and feeling unloved) have more suicidal thoughts and behaviors, higher illicit drug and opioid use, but not alcohol use disorder.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/325737

@uncpopcenter

#NICHDimpact #rural #mentalhealth #substanceabuse

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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: · @bicmay
560 followers · 2331 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

" Three years ago, Oregonians approved Ballot Measure 110, which eliminated criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of any drug, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine...Early results of this reform effort, the first of its kind in any state, are now coming into view, and so far, they are not encouraging."

theatlantic.com/politics/archi

#publichealth #substanceabuse #mentalhealth #SdOH

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ProPublica · @ProPublica
88333 followers · 1133 posts · Server newsie.social

Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Officials Threw Them in Without Charges.
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In Mississippi, serious mental Illness or can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime.

The state is a stark outlier in jailing so many people for so long, but many officials say they don’t have another option.

propublica.org/article/they-ne

#mississippi #jail #substanceabuse #mentalhealth #criminaljustice #Police #justicesystem #prison #News #health #HumanRights

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Patti Aliventi · @PattiNH
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Thoughts From the Mountain Top - Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

#anorexia #BookReview #bulimia #celebrity #celebrityautobiography #childactors #childstars #eatingdisorder #emotionalabuse #icarly #JennetteMcCurdy #samandcat #substanceabuse

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Shades · @shades
555 followers · 948 posts · Server kolektiva.social
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA Issues First Draft Guidance on Clinical Trials with Psychedelic Drugs

from an news release:

"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a new draft guidance to highlight fundamental considerations to researchers investigating the use of psychedelic drugs for potential treatment of medical conditions, including psychiatric or substance use disorders. This is the first FDA draft guidance that presents considerations to industry for designing clinical trials for psychedelic drugs.

"There has been growing interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs in recent years. They are being evaluated for use in the potential treatment of conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders and other conditions. However, designing clinical studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of these compounds presents a number of unique challenges that require careful consideration."

fda.gov/news-events/press-anno

#fda #psychedelicdrugs #psychedelic #drugs #ptsd #substanceabuse

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
498 followers · 696 posts · Server sciences.social

Cannabis use disorder is genetically linked to other disorders, including ADHD, major depression, and schizophrenia.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/330960

#NICHDimpact #smoking #cannabis #adhd #mentalhealth #depression #schizophrenia #substanceabuse

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
498 followers · 691 posts · Server sciences.social

Cannabis use disorder is genetically linked to other disorders, including ADHD, major depression, and schizophrenia.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/330960

#NICHDimpact #mentalhealth #substanceabuse #smoking #cannabis #adhd #depression #schizophrenia

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BoydstonLaw · @BoydstonLaw
339 followers · 173 posts · Server mstdn.social
Associated Press - Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses

#Triage #wound #drugs #rehab #crime #xylazine #fentanyl #drugtreatment #substanceabuse #lawfedi #law

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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
51 followers · 432 posts · Server newsie.social

Marisa Kendall of CalMatters reports on the new UCSF survey of unhoused people which lists losing income as the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless—yet as little as $300 a month could have kept them off the streets.

alamedapost.com/news/ucsf-stud

@calmatters

#survey #alameda #factors #subsidy #finances #unhoused #california #costofliving #homelessness #mentalhealth #incarceration #substanceabuse

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
211 followers · 9364 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca

Pink News: LGB people more likely to experience mental health or substance abuse issues, report finds thepinknews.com/2023/06/17/lgb

#lgbt #LGBTQ #trans #lesbian #2SLGBTQ #substanceabuse #mentalhealth #news #us

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U.S. Politics in Real Time · @uspolitics
3051 followers · 2822 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

#newsweek #cornelwest #rfkjr #drugaddiction #substanceabuse #publichealth #politics #news

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David Gray-Hammond · @DivergentDumpsterPhoenix
377 followers · 332 posts · Server disabled.social
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We need to start talking about the fact that Autistic people are more likely to self-medicate, placing us at an increased risk of addiction.

It doesn't have to be a shameful secret.

I'm David, and I'm 7 years sober.

emergentdivergence.com/2023/06

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy

#adhd #AuDHD #schizophrenia #schizophrenic #addiction #addict #addicted #substanceuse #druguse #substancemisuse #substanceabuse #recovery #wedorecover #trauma #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

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Alfred Poor · @AlfredPoor
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Next Wednesday June 14 at 4 PM US Eastern, be sure to tune in DigitalHealth Investor Talk, hosted by Steve Wardell. We'll be covering advances from a bunch of perspectives. Both and are likely to gain some . And there will be plenty of time for !

eventbrite.com/e/digitalhealth

#healthtech #startup #founders #investors #valuable #insights #your #qanda #health #healthcare #telehealth #remotepatientmonitoring #wearables #digitalhealth #digitaltherapeutics #vr #mentalhealth #substanceabuse #diabetes

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
472 followers · 602 posts · Server sciences.social

Young adults ages 17-20 who experienced consistently high levels of childhood adversity— abuse, intimate partner violence, and household substance use and mental health problems—were more likely to be carrying weapons and physically fighting than peers who had less adversity for a shorter time.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/338582

#aces #NICHDimpact #IPV #violence #substanceabuse

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
462 followers · 532 posts · Server sciences.social

Findings on 566 genes associated with tobacco and alcohol use/quitting could eventually inform treatment and cessation interventions.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/306432

#NICHDimpact #genetics #tobacco #alcohol #substanceabuse

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
457 followers · 514 posts · Server sciences.social

Nonmarital birth rates increased in communities that experienced both a rise opioid overdose deaths and higher prescription drug use rates reflecting social disruptions primarily affecting unmarried women.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/338342

#NICHDimpact #fertility #substanceabuse #opiods #births #family #fprh

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
457 followers · 505 posts · Server sciences.social

Rising deaths from suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse for both Black and white Americans are overwhelmingly driven by increases in drug-related deaths since the late 1990s. Deaths related to alcohol abuse and suicide among both White and black Americans changed during the Great Recession, despite some racial differences across age groups.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/337788

@AndreaTilstra

#NICHDimpact #Mortality #mentalhealth #substanceabuse #deathsofdespair #suicide

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