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The recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) action against Monument Inc. for selling patient data, is just the tip of the iceberg. Monument Inc. positions itself [...]

Motivation has long been considered key to sending adolescents with mental or substance use disorders in the direction of recovery. But how do you motivate an adolescent, to whom motivational [...]

The typical conundrum with cannabis use by adolescents and first episode psychosis--which came first?--was discussed by Steven Batki, M.D. in a plenary session at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive [...]

This is a literature review that ended in 2021, so on the bright side, you could say things have changed. But lack of institutional support was the main reason for [...]

There has been, understandably, much attention paid to school shootings by students and carjackings by young teens as far as public interest is concerned. The facts, however, show a general [...]

While it's tempting to let drug users--including young adults and adolescents--use in solitude (out of sight, in other words), bear in mind one thing: as unpleasant as it sounds, having [...]

There is research using craving reduction as a measure of recovery from drug addiction, as recently reported at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) from National Institute on [...]

In January the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language [...]

While it's tempting to let drug users--including young adults and adolescents--use in solitude (out of sight, in other words), bear in mind one thing: as unpleasant as it sounds, having [...]

Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), a medication for type 2 diabetes that has also been popular with people trying to lose weight because it decreases appetite, has been shown to reduce the [...]

Called the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, this three-digit number was launched more than a year ago by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to great fanfare. [...]

Overdose deaths tripled among 35 to 44-year-old pregnant and postpartum women from 2018-2021 and rose markedly in all pregnant and postpartum girls and women ages 10 to 44, a new [...]

In the first head-to-head study of nalmefene nasal spray (OPVEE is the trade name) vs. naloxone to reverse opioid overdose conducted in volunteers, researchers found that nalmefene worked faster than [...]

About 11% of 12th graders have used delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the past year, according to an analysis of last year's Monitoring the Future Study, which is conducted by the [...]

Stories of overdose deaths greatly outnumber stories of withdrawal precipitated by the use of rescue medications such as naloxone. In fact, the illicit fentanyl supply is so strong that the [...]

Contingency management (CM) is the only proven treatment for stimulant use disorder. It is based on paying people money for staying off stimulants, but the reward has to be much [...]

Last year a seminal study, 'Prenatal antidepressant exposure and offspring brain morphologic trajectory' by Dojukan Koc, M.D., and colleagues was published in JAMA Psychiatry. The cohort study results suggested that [...]

A small-scale study funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that in community settings (as opposed to ambulances or hospital emergency rooms) where there is no oxygen available, [...]

Suicide is a leading cause of death among youths in the U.S., and rates have doubled over the past 20 years. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services [...]

Preventing child maltreatment can result in a reduction in suicide and mental disorders, research has found. The link between childhood maltreatment and adult depression has been known for some time, [...]

Anew document from the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing released last month highlights the best practices for treatment [...]

Researchers have concluded, unsurprisingly, that preterm infants randomized to enhanced developmental support had better developmental outcomes than infants whose caregivers did not receive the training. The researchers started with the [...]

Many providers--and parents--are relieved when their patients and children who have drug or alcohol problems have 'recovery housing.' This kind of residence is alcohol- and drug-free and can help young [...]

The Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study released this month shows that adults ages 35-50 have a big problem with binge drinking and marijuana. This panel study focuses on post-high [...]

A session on violence in and out of the classroom at the American Psychiatric Association conference in May shone a light on risk assessment, from the point of view of [...]

The most common pregnancy complication, and the leading cause of preventable maternal mortality, are perinatal mental health problems. Sometimes, clinicians don't want to screen for something because they don't know [...]

A recent literature review highlights the need to investigate a patient's medical issues before diagnosing, and treating, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to the review which looked at studies conducted [...]

Epigenetics refers to the modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. The DNA doesn't The study looked at changes in DNA methylation (a process by [...]

For children aged 5-17 years, 100 mg or less of chlorpromazine equivalents was not associated with increased risk of death, but for doses greater than 100 mg, young adults aged [...]

Epigenetics refers to the modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. The DNA doesn't change. But to use a common example, mice raised by stressed [...]

Preterm birth and its complications are the leading causes of neonatal illnesses and deaths in the United States; the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for a primary care [...]

At the annual AACAP (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) conference in October, a fascinating session to a packed house was the second part of an overview of psychopharmacology [...]

Receiving buprenorphine should not be contingent upon receiving counseling as well, the federal government has said in a 'Dear Colleague' letter issued May 9. The letter, from the Food and [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends pediatricians and health professionals screen for suicidal ideation and risk factors of suicide, and focused on this in a clinical report published in [...]

At the beginning of this year, many of us made New Year resolutions. But promises to ourselves--and our children--can be made anytime. Beginning with the strengths your family already has, [...]

While artificial intelligence (AI) may have utility in some medical practices such as reading X-rays, it is not going to be useful in diagnosing or treating conditions with nuances--notably, substance [...]

There are widespread concerns about the influence of social media on the mental health of adolescents, but the backdrop to this is that most research has not looked at clinical [...]

A recent study looked closely at the chronic use of marijuana by adolescents, and found that there is a causal connection to psychosis. In the study by veteran cannabis researcher [...]

Mechanisms linking childhood short sleep duration with later psychosis are not well known, but inflammation has recently been suggested as a mediating factor. Researchers looked at this closely for a [...]

Your idea of "rapid" may be different from that of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which funded a study showing that it is possible to start patients on [...]

Parents are rightly concerned about the increased use of high potency cannabis, which has been linked in several research reports to first episode psychosis. Consider the word "first"--psychosis can be [...]

Child and adolescent clinicians in the United States have to be paying attention to what has happened to gender medicine in the United Kingdom. The highly respected service at the [...]

Late last year when President Biden signed the 'omnibus' spending bill eliminating the X-waiver and the patient caps for buprenorphine, prescribers were thrilled. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), [...]

For the first time in 15 years the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued comprehensive guidance on overweight and obesity, and recommends 'immediate, intensive treatment for children and teens [...]

Late last year when President Biden signed the 'omnibus' spending bill eliminating the X-waiver and the patient caps for buprenorphine prescribers were thrilled. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), [...]

In a presentation by Antonello Bonci, M.D., at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders meeting in Massachusetts in September, work by Italian researchers on the use of noninvasive brain [...]

Researchers have found that abstinence-based policies in sober living homes should include a ban on cannabis use as well as alcohol and other drug use. The study was meant to [...]

In the substance use disorder (SUD) field, one regulation in particular stands out in reference to last month's ruling by the Supreme Court to cut back on federal agencies' power [...]

This year the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) provided clear information to prescribers of controlled substances on the new training requirements in order for them to get their license. The new [...]

Young people whose substance use--either as a patient or in another way--is revealed can have problems getting a job, and even may be kicked out of school. The problems would [...]