Phase III Flop in Schizophrenia; Top Psych Hospitals; Doubts on Cannabis Addiction
(MedPage Today) -- Ulotaront, an investigational trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) agonist with 5-HT1A agonist activity, flopped in two phase III studies for schizophrenia, though developers Sumitomo Pharma and Otsuka blamed this in part...
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

US District ​Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned to Trump ' s indictment. Here ' s what to know about her
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Former President Donald Trump was indicted…#donaldtrump #manhattan #stormydaniels #newyorkcity #brendanmcdermid #tanyachutkan #chutkan #washingtondc #kingston #jamaica
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Utah law requiring age verification for porn sites remains in effect after judge tosses lawsuit
A Utah law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users will remain in effect after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.#utah
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scenes From a City That Only Hands Out Tickets for Using Fentanyl
Oregon ’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.
Source: NYT Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordan Gale and Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Fines (Penalties) Heroin Medicine and Health Opioids and Opiates Police Homeless Persons Oregon Portland (Ore) OxyContin (Drug) Therapy and Rehabilitation Addiction (Psychology) Source Type: news

Analyses of criminal judgments about domestic child abuse cases in Taiwan - Su HC, Lin YH.
Child abuse has negative impacts on the well-being of children and often leads to adverse consequences, such as suicide, alcohol addiction, depression, and substance abuse. To better understand domestic child abuse in Taiwan, this study analyzed 73 crimina...
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Association between internet addiction and the risk of upper cross syndrome in Chinese college students: a cross sectional study - Zhang C, Zhang J, Yang G.
[SafetyLit note: Upper Cross Syndrome (Upper Crossed Syndrome; Upper Body Cross(ed) Syndrome] is a muscle imbalance caused by the weakening and lengthening of the posterior upper back and neck muscles, combined with the tightening and shortening of the opp...
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Marijuana addiction is real. Those struggling often face skepticism.
Dozens of states have legalized recreational sales, with experts saying most people don't experience serious health woes. But some do.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle Source Type: news

Public Inspection: IRS, EBSA, HHS: Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Pre-publication notice of proposed rules from the Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services proposes amendments to regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and proposes new regulations implementing the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analyses requirements under MHPAEA, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). Specifically, these proposed rules would amend the existing NQTL standard to prevent plans and issuers from usin...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 31, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Twitter rebrands to ‘X,’ hackers infect Call of Duty, and foreign visitors to China go cashless
Hey, friends, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s roundup of the week in tech news. Life getting in the way of your daily TechCrunch habit? Not to worry. WiR will get you caught up in no time. This week, WiR covers the improving quality of AI porn generators and the ethical dilemmas they…#callofduty #northkorean #samaltmans #twitter #elonmusk #genexhwang #orangephotography #hackers #modernwarfare2 #wechatpay
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Societal disruption as a disaster: exploring suicide, drug addiction and domestic violence in Australia through a disaster risk reduction lens - Cuthbertson J, Archer F, Robertson A, Rodriguez-Llanes J.
Societal disruption and hazards can result in health threats and impacts that are not usually recorded as events in disaster management databases or associated with emergency or disaster management risk reduction activity. Current disaster recording databa...
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Addiction Tx, Better Border Control Dominate House Hearing on Drug Policy Office
(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to solving the opioid addiction problem in the U.S., is decreasing the demand for the drugs or stopping the supply more important? Differing opinions were on display at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee...
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - July 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

From fit football star to dead in months: How a secret vaping addiction claimed the life of North Carolina teenager, 15, after causing deadly lung disease
A North Carolina woman is channeling her grief over the death of her 15-year-old stepson to warn against the dangers of vapes, which are exceedingly popular among teens.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cannabis Poisoning Increased After Legalization, Especially in Children
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 -- The legalization/decriminalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis is associated with an increase in cannabis poisonings, according to a review published online July 27 in Addiction. Sarah Allaf, from the School of...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Startups Struggle With Insurers Over Digital Treatments
Pear Therapeutics launched in 2013 to create prescription apps that help patients overcome addiction and other illnesses. A decade later, its ambitions ended in bankruptcy. Pear, which went public in 2021, gained Food and Drug Administration authorization for apps used to treat substance-use…#chapter11
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hedge funds want Mallinckrodt to avoid paying $1B in opioid settlements
Mallinckrodt, a specialty drugmaker whose U.S. unit is based in St. Louis, is reportedly in discussions with hedge funds about again filing for bankruptcy to cut off about $1 billion in payments meant to assist people with opioid addiction.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news

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