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SunWave Health 'Steps to Recovery' Helps Lower Pennsylvania Overdose Death Rates and Honors Innovation During "A Night to Remember

Addiction Provider 'Steps to Recovery' Helps Lower Pennsylvania Overdose Death Rates and Honors Innovation DELRAY BEACH, Fla. and PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As part of International Overdose Awareness Day, ...


Addiction Provider 'Steps to Recovery' Helps Lower Pennsylvania Overdose Death Rates and Honors Innovation

As part of International Overdose Awareness Day, Steps to Recovery—a CIVIQ health provider—and Sunwave Health will honor innovation and commitment to lowering overdose rates during the annual "A Night to Remember" event. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. ...

First Six Weeks Put First-Year College Students Most At-Risk for Drinking Consequences

AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With college campuses reopening, advocates are warning that the first weeks of the semester are the riskiest and most dangerous for drinking among students, especially those who are underage. ...

Daily cannabis users less likely to consider heavy tobacco use dangerous

NEW YORK , Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of Americans are using cannabis as it becomes legalized for recreational adult use in a rapidly increasing number of U.S. states. Questions abound about what impact legalization ...

Roundtable with Leading Doctors and Youth Aims for a Tobacco-Free Future for India

Roundtable brought medical practitioners and young people together to discuss the deadly effects of tobacco use, organized by MASH Project Foundation with technical partner Vital Strategies Event included unveiling of new interactive ...

John Brooks Recovery Center receives grant for Mobile Access to Medications for Substance Use Disorder

The initiative will enable JBRC to help increase the community's access to medications for substance use disorder. MAYS LANDING, N.J. , Aug. 4 , 2022   /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  John Brooks Recovery Center (JBRC) has received a $1 million ...

Study Models Health and Economic Impacts of Increased Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 Pandemic

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. , Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by experts at RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, estimates that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic will have a ...

National Alliance for Hispanic Health Calls Upon the FDA to Swiftly Finalize Proposed Rules to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Alliance Urges 90-Day Implementation Period and Expanded Effort Covering Menthol in E-cigarettes and New Synthetic Nicotine Products Marketed to Youth WASHINGTON , Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- " For decades, the tobacco industry ...

Triton Sensors Releases "The Immediate and Long-Term Health Effects of Vaping"

This guide offers insight into the health effects of vaping including headaches, nausea, throat irritation, tongue blisters, severe lung injury, seizures, strokes, heart disease, and cancer. HARRISBURG, Pa. , July 27, 2022 ...

Discovery Point Retreat Awarded Optum Platinum Status for Excellence in Substance Use Treatment

Optum Platinum Status is a marker of measurable excellence in high-quality, effective care based on clinical outcomes and costs of treatment. DALLAS , July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Optum's Achievements in Clinical Excellence (ACE) ...

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Mindfulness Aid for Women Battling Opioid Urges

Mindfulness Aid for Women Battling Opioid Urges

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a behavioral intervention combining mindfulness, emotion regulation, and savoring natural rewards, might be crucial in reducing relapse for women in medically assisted treatment for opioid use disorder . ...

Increasing E-Cigarette Advertising Alarming Youth

Increasing E-Cigarette Advertising Alarming Youth

85 percent of individuals, especially young adults in India, China, Australia, and the UK, encounter e-cigarette advertisements through television, print, radio, or social media...

US Drug Overdose Deaths Quadruple from 1999 to 2020

US Drug Overdose Deaths Quadruple from 1999 to 2020

From 1999 to 2020, drug overdose fatalities in the United States surged by over four times, impacting people of all races, age groups, geographical locations, and urbanization levels, stated research published in The American Journal of Medicine ( ). ...

Genes Linked to Psychostimulant Drug Addiction Identified

Genes Linked to Psychostimulant Drug Addiction Identified

In mouse models that lack the Period 2 gene, researchers have identified a link between methamphetamine-induced behavior and the expression of certain genes ( ). ...

Insomnia Drug DORA-12 Shows Promise in Preventing Oxycodone Relapse

Insomnia Drug DORA-12 Shows Promise in Preventing Oxycodone Relapse

Obtaining a restful night's sleep offers numerous established health advantages, and a recent investigation conducted by Scripps Research proposes an additional one: guarding against opioid relapse ....

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