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

Prescription Stimulant Medications
Information about FDA's work to address the impact of stimulant-related risks, including misuse, addiction, overdose, and diversion.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - July 26, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

California expanding pilot program to fight meth addiction with gift cards, incentives
California has come up with a new way to fight methamphetamine addiction: incentivizing users to stay sober with gift cards. The Golden State will debut its expanded pilot program to 24 counties, targeting big city hubs grappling with drug-addicted homelessness as seen in San Francisco, Los…#goldenstate #sacramento #engulfscity #chaosas #faq #losangelescounty #nt #venicebeach #soledadursua #foxnewsdigital
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ukrainian refugees face high barriers to opioid use disorder treatment
Many Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war have encountered obstacles when seeking addiction therapies in European Union countries, a new Yale-led study finds.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - July 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New Rules Would Force Insurers to Treat Mental Health Care the Same As Physical Health Care
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. The new regulations, which still need to go through a public comment period, would require insurers to study whether their customers have equal access to medical and mental health benefits and to take remedial action, if necessary. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires that insurers provide the same level of coverage for both mental and physical health care — though the administration and ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news

GSK Needs to Show It ’s Kicked the Dealmaking Addiction
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Neopian renaissance is underway
Last week, Neopets ushered in a new era of the very game that likely started your internet addiction. Neopets, under new ownership and management, is embarking on a relaunch and betting on nostalgia to bring users back to the land of giant omelettes and Poogle racing. What happened to Neopets? The…#neopets #adobeflash #worldofneopets #animalcrossing #islandbuilders #emmygrammyoscartony #johnlegendccbecome #morningbrew
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rising rents, not mental-health issues or addiction, are driving homelessness, advocates say
Although mental-health conditions, disability and drug use have long been seen as the primary causes of homelessness, rising rents are in fact the driving force behind recent increases in the number of homeless people, advocates say — and rental-assistance programs are the solution. More than half…#steveberg #naeh #peggybailey #cbpp #dianeyentel #nlihc #readhomelessness #housingfirst #georgewbush #trump
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adopt eight lifestyle changes to add 20 years to your life, researchers say
People could live longer if they make changes such as managing stress and avoiding cigarettes, study findsAdopting eight lifestyle changes, such as eating well and getting a good night ’s sleep, could add more than 20 years to your life, research suggests.The study found that people were likely to live longer when they made only minor changes, even if they delayed embracing the healthier habits until middle age.Eat well.Avoid cigarettes.Get a good night ’s sleep.Be physically active.Manage stress.Avoid binge drinking.Be free from opioid addiction.Have positive social relationships.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gabriella Sotelo Tags: Health Science Sleep Smoking & wellbeing Life and style Society Alcohol UK news World news Source Type: news

Adopt eight lifestyle changes to extend your life, researchers say
People could live longer if they make changes such as managing stress and avoiding cigarettes, study findsAdopting eight lifestyle changes, such as eating well and getting a good night ’s sleep, could add more than 20 years to your life, research suggests.The study found that people were likely to live longer when they made only minor changes, even if they delayed embracing the healthier habits until middle age.Eat well.Avoid cigarettes.Get a good night ’s sleep.Be physically active.Manage stress.Avoid binge drinking.Be free from opioid addiction.Have positive social relationships.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gabriella Sotelo Tags: Health Science Sleep Smoking & wellbeing Life and style Society Alcohol UK news World news Source Type: news

Associations of death anxiety, inclusion of smartphone in the self, and affiliation motivation with smartphone use and addiction: a multiple mediation study - Feng C, Wu AMS, Yu K, Zhao W, Xu JK.
This study is the first to apply terror management theory to understanding smartphone addiction by examining the potential indirect effect of death anxiety on smartphone addiction via inclusion of smartphone in the self (i.e., self-expansion), affiliation ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Addiction and physical dependence are not the same thing - Horowitz MA, Taylor D.
In March, 2023, NHS England released a commissioning framework to action the recommendations of the Public Health England report on prescribed drug dependence. A misunderstanding of the word dependence could possibly have unfortunate consequences for patie...
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

The Dark Side Of Cryptocurrency: Telltale Signs And Dangers Of Crypto Addiction
Cryptocurrency is a nascent industry with the promise of financial abundance and freedom through investing. But while the lack of regulation and the profusion of scammers in the industry make it more akin to gambling, the major difference is that people are not totally aware of what they are…#vladhategan #ibt
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Schools Sue Social-Media Platforms Over Alleged Harms to Students
Students’ addiction to social media apps is costing school districts valuable time and resources, teachers and administrators say. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are pitching school boards throughout the country to file lawsuits against social-media companies on allegations that their apps cause classroom…
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Science Saturday: Preclinical research identifies brain circuit connected to addictive behaviors
Confocal microscopy image of a tissue sample showing brain cells in the external globus pallidus (red) that are important for suppressing addictive-like behaviors. Courtesy of Matthew Baker, Ph.D.   As a graduate student conducting basic science research, Matthew Baker, Ph.D., focused over the last few years on one mysterious process of the brain — specifically, what takes place in cases of addiction. His mentor, molecular pharmacologist Doo-Sup Choi, Ph.D., leads a research team that aim s to understand…
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - July 22, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news

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