Addiction & Substance Use

Tips for helping patients preserve their sobriety through the holiday season

Navigating the treatment options for comorbid schizophrenia and alcohol use

Are patients with depression and substance use disorder getting an appropriate level of care? Our Journal Club piece investigates.

According to a recent study, certain product combinations of alcohol and cannabis may be less likely to cause negative consequences.

A drug developed to treat high blood pressure has unexpected benefits for patients with severe withdrawal symptoms.

Female emergency department patients with adverse childhood experiences were more likely to have substance use issues.

Sexual minorities with alcohol and tobacco addictions are at a higher risk for comorbid psychiatric disorders, bisexual women in particular.

Drug use is not only a consequence of addiction. It can also be a response to a deeper, existential problem.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way young adults use substances like vaping, alcohol, and marijuana?

Addiction occurs among doctors at the same rate as the general population. Dr Linville Meadows shares his own story with addiction recovery and rehabilitation.

The reported increase in opioid related overdoses, likely fed by the disturbances of COVID-19, necessitates a need for more widely-accessible Naloxone, an emergency life-saving treatment.

A significant proportion of incarcerated individuals struggle with with addiction. So what is being done about it?

How can clinicians help patients struggling with addiction, especially during this time when uncovering past traumas might feel impractical?

While there are risks for prescribing benzodiazepines and opioids concurrently, experts agree there are times when it may be an appropriate treatment decision.

New research is being conducted on how psychedelic substances may change the future of mental health care. Dr Carlin explained more in her speech at the Annual Psychiatric Times® World CME Conference™.

Veterans with chronic pain should consider reducing alcohol usage to combat symptoms.

The acute psychotomimetic effect of cannabis is transitory, but evidence indicates that the chronic use, especially if started in adolescence, contributes to the occurrence of schizophrenia.

Inevitably, some of your patients will need of emergency psychiatric services. These tips will help prepare you and your patients when a crisis unfolds.

Addiction among older adults is associated with worse medical outcomes and increased economic burden of care. The long-term use of psychoactive substances can result in adverse neurological outcomes even at therapeutic doses.

There is evidence in both patients with psychotic disorders and the general population that cannabis use is associated with adverse effects of psychopathology and cognition.

Consumption of cannabis during pregnancy results in a host of problems, including cannabinoid placental crossing and accumulation in the fetal brain as well as other organs.

This innovative program at Massachusetts General Hospital addresses postoperative pain while preventing relapse in patients a history of opioid use disorder.

Virtual happy hours abound, but this is also quite worrisome, especially for those struggling with alcohol and substance use. Alternative solutions are offered in this video.

At a time when preserving public health is our highest priority, why would we want to encourage excessive alcohol use among the vulnerable?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the country, SAMHSA and the DEA allow for flexibility in addressing the needs of patients with opioid use disorder.