Social Media Victims Law Center founding attorney Matthew P Bergman met with UK officials including Liz Kendall and Jess Phillips to discuss how social media platforms can drive compulsive use and harm mental health, particularly among children and teenagers. Bergman…
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Opioid overdoses: bring peer support workers into ED?
Almost half of drug-related deaths in the UK involve an opioid, usually heroin. But disruptions to the global heroin supply chain could see more synthetic opioid (eg nitazene) overdoses. “In emergency medicine, we are generally very good at treating opioid…
Integrated care for people who use alcohol/ drugs
People who use alcohol and/or other drugs often experience co-occurring mental and physical health problems, but these needs are often addressed separately, leading to fragmented care. Rand examined the early impact of the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant…
Gabapentinoid, opioids, benzos – and poisoning
University College London et al released Association between gabapentinoid treatment, concurrent use with opioid or benzodiazepine and the risk of drug poisoning – finding that gabapentinoid is associated with an increased risk of drug poisoning.
Tackling Minds receives King’s Award
Tackling Minds, founded in 2020 by Dave Lyons, uses fishing to help those facing mental health issues, addiction recovery and social isolation – and was presented with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest accolade such an organisation can…
Addiction service wins recognition
Solihull Integrated Addiction Services celebrated winning ‘team of the month’ for its outstanding compassion, partnership working and commitment to inclusion. The award was presented as part of an initiative by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust initiative, Greater…
Spanish police photos of record European cocaine haul
The photos are stunning, showing bundles of cocaine lining up as far as the eye can see. This is what 27 tonnes of cocaine, valued by a court at over £700million, looks like in real life. Guardia Civil officers intercepted…
White House warns about Big Pot
The recent National Drug Control Strategy from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy sounded the alarm about the proliferation of high-potency marijuana products and their associated harms, despite the wider administration starting to normalize the drug and…
Warning signs of alcohol relapse
Jason Schwarts analyzed Professor John Kelly et al’s Long-term relapse: markers, mechanisms, and implications for disease management in alcohol use disorder. This study represents an important step in understanding what the authors refer to as “remission-based warning signs” of relapse.
Musicians reshape the conversation around addiction recovery
For decades, addiction was the part of an artist’s life that got buried in the liner notes. Now it’s the chorus. “From sold-out arenas to TikTok lives, musicians are talking about recovery with a directness that would’ve been unthinkable a…
