by Alex Watkins ONeill | Oct 8, 2024 | Content
Benzodiazepines are the primary method of treatment for alcohol withdrawal, though ASAM guidelines also include alternative agents for consideration. Due to concerns about potential more-than-necessary benzodiazepine use, this study used a single-site VA retrospective...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 24, 2024 | Content
Substance use during pregnancy (or “prenatal substance use”) is becoming more common. Overdose and substance-related suicide are the leading preventable causes of maternal mortality, and prenatal substance use can increase the risk of miscarriage, birth defects,...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 17, 2024 | Content
Public policy on cannabis is changing rapidly as several states have legalized the drug for medical and recreational use even though its possession, use, and distribution remain illegal under federal law. In 2008, the American College of Physicians (ACP) published...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 10, 2024 | Content
This British study included 135,103 older (median age 64) adults and compared drinking patterns with mortality during a median follow-up of 12 years. Compared to occasional drinkers, low-risk drinkers had higher cancer mortality, moderate-risk drinkers had higher...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Sep 3, 2024 | Content
This report provides key findings from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on substance use, mental health, and treatment among the noninstitutionalized U.S. population aged 12 or older. Estimates are presented by age group and by race/ethnicity...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Aug 27, 2024 | Content
Jessie Greenblatt calls her hometown of Hendersonville, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, “a very quaint little town.” But, oh, how she’s seen it suffer. A woman Greenblatt went to high school with hosts a Facebook page that serves as a memorial...
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