From the NY Times. Click here to view original article and graphs. by Josh Katz The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought. Drug overdoses killed roughly 64,000 people in the United States last year, according to the first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths to […]
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One In Eight American Adults Is an Alcoholic, Study Says
From the Washington Post. Click here to read the entire article. Alcoholism Is on the Rise by Christopher Ingraham A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry this month finds that the rate of alcohol use disorder, or what’s colloquially known as “alcoholism,” rose by a shocking 49 percent in the first decade of the 2000s. One […]
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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 […]
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 […]