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FDA Overdose Prevention Framework

The FDA Overdose Prevention Framework consists of four overarching priorities that align with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Overdose Prevention Strategy to address the public health emergency as it continues to evolve. The overdose crisis is an evolving public health crisis; as such, FDA continues to evaluate our approach and make adjustments according to the latest […]

Burnout in the BH Workforce

From SAMHSA Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies September 2022 Burnout is a complex issue resulting from chronic workplace stress that encompasses exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. This guide will highlight organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers.

NHAS

The White House released the latest National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Federal Implementation Plan the week of August 22, 2022. More federal departments and agencies participated in the national HIV response than in the past, which demonstrates federal agencies’ commitments to meet the Strategy’s goals. The plan introduces five new NHAS indicators of progress focused on quality […]

Improving Tobacco-Related Health Disparities

A CDC feature article Health equity is the fair and just opportunity for all people to be as healthy as possible, and that includes the opportunity to be free from commercial* tobacco. Yet, some people don’t have this opportunity because of factors like their race or ethnicity, where they live, or what kind of job they […]

Rainbow “candy” fentanyl

From WTRF, 08/24/2022 | View original article West Virginia officials warn about “rainbow fentanyl”; It looks like candy MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Candy-colored “rainbow fentanyl” has made its way to West Virginia, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia and Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force announced during a press […]

Meth Use Contributes to National Overdose Epidemic

From Oicanadian, August 22, 2022 | View original article Study Finds Methamphetamine Use Common, Contributing to National Overdose Epidemic in Rural America by Tammy Sewell Methamphetamine remains a stubbornly prevalent illicit substance across large swaths of rural America, according to a new study by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and other institutions. The […]

Marijuana & hallucinogen reach all time-high

From NIDA, August 22, 2022 | View original article. Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021 NIH-supported study also found past-month vaping levels rebound after early pandemic drop Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared […]