This week, the White House announced a Health Alert Network advisory warning about the effects of medetomidine, an unregulated sedative increasingly mixed with fentanyl. The alert was issued with the CDC, which announced it days earlier. This is perhaps the…
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Airlines fined for drug/alcohol violations
The US Federal Aviation Administration yesterday proposed a $255,000 civil fine against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier violated employee drug- and alcohol-testing regulations. Last Friday, the FAA proposed a similar fine against Southwest Airlines. Both airlines have 30 days to…
OUD providers: student loan relief
Through the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Loan Repayment Program, addiction treatment providers could get student loan repayments of $15,000-$30,000. It is available to substance use disorder counselors and related healthcare professionals who begin offering or expanding opioid treatment. Apply by…
Cychlorphine: stronger than fentanyl
A designer drug described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl is causing an uptick in US overdoses, according to health officials in multiple states. Known as cychlorphine, the synthetic opioid is relatively new, having 1st been identified overseas in 2024. A…
Why people respond differently to GLP-1 drugs
Weight-loss GLP-1 drugs are also touted to treat addiction. 23andMe Research Institute led a study of self-reported weight loss and treatment-related side effects in 27,885 people, providing genetic evidence that variation in the drug target genes contributes to inter-person variability…
Dalgarno Institute: latest news
Australia’s Dalgarno Institute published its latest Fence Builder e-news featuring Movendi’s alcohol tax advocacy, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in adopted children, what alcohol does to your skin, powerful sobriety photos, drug-dependent babies, drug-free prison wings, and more.
Does rehab work?
Does rehab work? How it works, for whom, and under what circumstances by Dominic McCann of Castle Health reviews 4 decades of research into residential rehabilitation. It examines the mechanisms of sustained recovery, and proposes a practical framework for outcome…
The unsettling truth about ‘medical’ cannabis
Over 30 cannabis clinics are registered with the Care Quality Commission in England, prescribing cannabis-based products for ‘medicinal use’ to about 80,000 patients for everything from chronic pain to anxiety and ADHD, with 42% being for psychiatric conditions, the BBC’s…
Addiction treatment must improve
A Shropshire alcohol education charity is demanding changes that will keep families involved and fully informed about the treatment and recovery of their loved ones. “The way things are at the moment, families are shut out from being able to properly…
