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Hallucination-Like Perceptions Are Associated with Elevated Dopamine in the Striatum in Mice
This study reported that:A behavioral testing model was able to measure hallucination-like perceptions in mice and was consistent with similar assessments in humans. Hallucination-like perceptions in mice were associated with elevated dopamine levels in the [...]
Black People Who Smoke Cigarettes Are Exposed to Higher Levels of Toxic Compounds Than Whites
This study found that:Urinary levels of breakdown products of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in cigarette smoke were significantly higher in Black than in white people who smoke cigarettes. For certain compounds (ethylene oxide and [...]
The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances
View the hearing of the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of RepresentativesChairwoman Eshoo, Ranking Member Guthrie, and members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, thank you for inviting [...]
People Living With HIV in New York State Faced Increased Burdens From COVID 19 in 2020
This study found that:In New York State, people living with HIV were more likely to be diagnosed with, hospitalized for, and die in hospital from COVID-19 than were people without HIV. People with more advanced [...]
Cooperation Between Physicians and Pharmacists May Improve Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
These studies found that:Collaborations between physicians with buprenorphine waivers and community pharmacists in the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are feasible and acceptable to both providers and patients. Policies to allow methadone [...]
Asymmetry in the Nucleus Accumbens May Be Linked with Substance Dependence
This study found that:People with some types of substance dependence exhibited less rightward asymmetry of the nucleus accumbens than did people without dependence. The reduced asymmetry in the nucleus accumbens was observed specifically in people [...]
Media Briefing: NIH Leaders to speak at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting about NIH COVID-19 research and the neurological implications of COVID-19
APA Style MLA Style AMA Style NIDA. 2021, November 1. Media Briefing: NIH Leaders to speak at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting about NIH COVID-19 research and the neurological implications of COVID-19. Retrieved from [...]
Treating Hepatis C Virus and Opioid Use Disorder Together Benefits Patients
This study found that:For people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who inject drugs, offering buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder at the same location as HCV treatment resulted in high rates of buprenorphine initiation. People [...]
Opioid Use May Increase Susceptibility to Infection
This study found that:When an antiviral response was triggered in immune cells obtained from people with opioid use disorder (OUD), the expression of genes mediating this response was suppressed compared with cells from people without [...]
Developmental Nicotine Exposure in Mice Affects Epigenetic Factors in the Brain Across Multiple Generations
This study reported that:Mice that were exposed to nicotine during early development and their offspring showed changes in the levels of epigenetic factors that regulate gene expression in certain brain regions. The observed changes were [...]
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
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MAT Program to work with justice system
MAT program to work with justice system GINA HAMILTON Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:00pm Two Bridges Regional Jail. File photo Two Bridges Regional Jail is about seven weeks into its Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program with ENSO [...]
Jail Starts Treatment and Reentry Program with 10 Inmates
September 11, 2019 at 9:36 am Jessica Clifford Two Bridges Regional Jail started its medication-assisted treatment and reentry program the week of Aug. 12 with 10 inmates. State funds cover each inmate’s participation for a full [...]
Proposal to ban residences on Augusta’s Western Avenue rejected
Some west side of Augusta residents are seeking to limit what they say is an increasing number of group homes moving into their neighborhoods. AUGUSTA — A proposal to ban any new residences from [...]
‘We Believe People Can Change,’ Jail Head Says of Treatment Program
The head administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail believes a new medication-assisted treatment and reentry program for inmates with addiction can facilitate successful recovery and, with federal grant funds, financially benefit the jail. The [...]
Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Figure 1. Fatal Opioid Overdose Classes by County Note: Classes are based on absolute fatal overdose rates in 2014–2016 and the change in rates between 2002–2004 and 2014–2016. Analyses included 3,079 U.S. counties. Place-Based [...]
Biddeford Recovery Workforce Job Fair-2019
Raw Interview - ENSO Recovery CEO Tim Cheney speaks on the importance of stable housing and a steady job in preventing relapse of drug use. Job Fair for Those in [...]
The Fifth Step – Don’t Chase the Garbage Truck
Recovery Today By Tim Cheney Published 2012 "Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer." Mahatma Gandhi I am relatively certain that [...]
How Culture Makes Us Feel Lost – Dr. Gabor Maté On Finding Your True Self Again
Dr. Gabor Maté gives a beautiful speech on human nature and the implications culture has on our ability to maintain it. In this segment of the speech, he discusses four different categories of self-alienation, [...]
Governor Mills Signs Good Samaritan Bill
Governor Mills Signs Good Samaritan Bill May 23, 2019 Governor Janet Mills today signed into law LD 329, An Act To Exempt from Criminal Liability Persons Reporting a Drug-related Medical Emergency, sponsored by [...]
5 myths about using Suboxone to treat opiate addiction
5 myths about using Suboxone to treat opiate addiction POSTED MARCH 20, 2018, 5:54 PM , UPDATED AUGUST 10, 2018, 2:15 PM Peter Grinspoon, MD Contributing Editor What is Suboxone and how [...]
