AAAP awarded 2-yr, $32M opioid grant
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) has been awarded a 2-year grant of $32 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to address opioid use disorders and stimulant use disorders. The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) network is part of the grant’s coalition of 40 national professional organizations. The Opioid […]
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Cocaine overdose deaths triple
From U.S. News & World Report Overdose Deaths From Cocaine Rising Dramatically by Steven Reinberg While opioids were grabbing the headlines, cocaine overdose deaths in the United States have marched upward, nearly tripling over five years, a new government report shows. After a period of stability, cocaine-induced deaths rose by about 27% per year, on […]
Well-being app for Black women
From Katara Enterprises LLC EXHALE is an emotional well-being app designed for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC). It’s time to exhale – to let go of all that isn’t serving you and breathe in life, energy, healing, and love. The practices in this app are what we call “soul medicine”- medicine for the depths […]
New Opioid Awareness Campaign
Mediaplanet has just pushed out a national Opioid Awareness media campaign! The Opioid Awareness campaign focuses on opioid use among individuals, families, and communities within the United States, while highlighting resources regarding prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid misuse. Topics include workplaces, stigma, families, pain management, COVID-19, children, co-occurring disorders, myths, among others.
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Drug- and alcohol-related deaths up in Maryland
From the Baltimore Sun Drug- and alcohol-related deaths across Maryland jump more than 9% due to the coronavirus, officials say by McKenna Oxenden As the coronavirus continues to claim the lives of Marylanders every day, state officials said Tuesday that fatal drug overdoses and alcohol-related deaths also are increasing throughout the region. New state data […]
How the ADA Addresses Addiction and Recovery
From NAADAC’s Advances in Addiction Recovery How the Americans with Disabilities Act Addresses Addiction and Recovery By Oce Harrison, Ed.D., Project Director, New England ADA Center
Levels of Anxiety, Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts Are Soaring in the Pandemic
From HealthDay by E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter The pandemic is taking a big toll on Americans’ psyches: A new government report found that about 41% of adults surveyed in late June “reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition.” That’s a big rise from 2019. For example, the data shows that the number of Americans […]