NASMHPD Policy Statement on Tobacco Cessation in All Behavioral Health Settings
From NASMHPD. Click here for the pdf. Smoking, and tobacco use of any kind, continues to be an issue of focus due to its detriment on health and the well-being of any community. This impact can be felt throughout every facet of life up to and including the cost of healthcare as a result of […]
Knowledge of HIV Status is on the Rise
From HIV.gov. To read the blog in it’s entirety, click here: by Richard Wolitski, Director, OHAIDP & Nathan Fecik, Public Health Advisor, OHAIDP According to guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we all should have been tested for HIV at least once in our lives. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) includes, as one of its […]
New digital press kit on the opioids crisis from NIH
From NIH: NIH has a new digital press kit on the opioids crisis, with information, images, and videos. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/opioids-digital-press-kit
What Is Addiction? A short video…
A short video from Addiction Policy Forum More than 21 million Americans suffer from addiction Or 1 in 7 people nationwide Overdose deaths claims 144 people each day 375 p/day including alcohol-related deaths Addiction effects tissue function in the brain Can hijack parts of the brain Addiction can be prevented Risk factors & protective factors […]
White House Panel Recommends Declaring National Emergency on Opioids
From the New York Times. Click here to view the entire article. By Abby Goodnough WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis asked him Monday to declare a national emergency to deal with the epidemic. The members of the bipartisan panel called the request their “first and most urgent recommendation.” Mr. Trump created […]