March 31, 2023
(UPI) – Suicides and substance abuse with illicit drugs have sent overdose mortality among people 65 years old and above skyrocketing — quadrupling over the past two decades, according to researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles. The … Read More
March 31, 2023
(NPR) – Mental illness can be part of the story of how a person ends up homeless — or part of the price of survival on the streets, where sleep and safety are scarce. Unsheltered residents in Portland die thirty … Read More
March 31, 2023
(Axios) – ADHD med prescriptions for U.S. adults increased by more than 10% during the first year of COVID as telehealth’s popularity and awareness of the condition grew, per a new government study. Why it matters: The CDC’s report out … Read More
March 30, 2023
(Associated Press) – Growing mental health distress in the ranks carries such grave implications that the U.S. chief of naval operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, answered “suicides” when asked earlier this year what in the security environment kept him up at … Read More
March 30, 2023
(Axios) – A life-saving opioid overdose treatment could soon be as common as Tylenol on retail store shelves. The question is whether making it more accessible will get it to the people who need it the most. Why it matters: … Read More
March 29, 2023
(Axios) – As some states try to regulate children’s social media use and TikTok emerges as a geopolitical chew toy, a new clearinghouse has emerged for mediating between tech companies and those concerned about their products’ impact on kids: the … Read More
March 29, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – Cannabis use can create particular risks for older people. It can interfere with other medications, which is tricky for seniors because they are often on multiple prescription drugs. Marijuana can also raise the risks of injuries, … Read More
March 29, 2023
(AP News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. … Read More
March 28, 2023
(New York Times) – The portion of American hospital beds occupied by children with suicidal or self-harming behavior has soared over the course of a decade, a large study of admissions to acute care hospitals shows. An analysis of 4,767,840 … Read More
March 28, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – The nation’s drug-overdose crisis is taking a heavy toll on homeless people, with data from hard-hit places such as Los Angeles and New York showing a surge in deaths, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. The potent … Read More
