[GroundUp] Needle programs are officially supported, but the state often obstructs them

Washington – The number of pilots involved in fatal crashes who tested positive for potentially impairing drugs has nearly doubled in a 23-year span, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

What’s the primary goal of workplace drug testing? Why is it better for employers to anchor their workplace drug testing policy on deterrence?

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Amidst a shortage of prescription stimulants, concerns have been raised about the potential increase in illicit drug use. With many individuals relying on prescription stimulants to manage conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the shortage has left many struggling to access the medication they need. This has led some individuals to turn to illicit drugs […]

Meditation sessions to promote self awareness may have an enduring effect on curbing substance abuse.

NSW Police say they had worked extensively with the organisers of Lost Paradise to ensure the festival was drug-free. They say they're frustrated that drugs were still able to be taken into the event where a 22-year-old man has died.

Global evidence indicates that mandated treatment of drug dependence conflicts with drug users’ human rights and is not effective in treating addiction. Karsten Lunze, associate professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, joins us to describe the evidence, and why he is convinced seemingly counter intuitive hard reduction...

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Medication ingestions are increasing among children despite a number of public health interventions. The majority of these poisonings are related to prescription as opposed to over-the-counter medications.

Rising rates of poisonings in children are strongly correlated with rising use of hypoglycemics, antihyperlipidemics, β-blockers, and opioids among adults. These events are associated with considerable health care utilization, both in terms of emergency department visits and hospital admissions. (Read the full article)

The widely disseminated National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism screening tool for adolescent alcohol use was developed based on epidemiologic data. It has not been validated in a clinical sample and does not screen for tobacco or drug use.

This study found that a measure that expanded the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism adolescent alcohol use tool to include tobacco and drugs was sensitive and specific for identifying substance use disorders in a pediatric clinic patient population. (Read the full article)

Prescribing patterns in the US pediatric population are changing but not uniformly. A detailed examination of prescription variation is needed to better understand pharmacotherapy of children and to inform future exploration of the causes and consequences of diverse practices.

We examine pediatric pharmacotherapy and quantify payer type differences and small geographic area variation. Substantial payer-type differences and regional variations were found, likely reflecting local practice cultures. Variation was greatest for medications used in situations of diagnostic and therapeutic uncertainty. (Read the full article)

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A Danish study of more than 200,000 patients has concluded that individuals with affective disorders who use benzodiazepines and other anxiolytics are not at increased risk of developing dementia.
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The Barry Evans star, 54, performs in the new track called Braindead (Heroin Kills) by Italian DJ Piero Pirupa, which laments and shows the downfall of drug use.

Josie Harris, 40, the mother of the boxer's three children, was found dead in her car by police in California on Tuesday night.

A number of collaborators and employees  - both former and current - painted a picture of what it was like to work with the singer, and it was not a pretty one.

Craig Michael remains behind bars in Beiruit with charged with kidnapping after the botched child recovery operation of Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner's two young children.

The 53-year-old was arrested on Saturday night, wearing a dress and a blonde wig, and charged with stalking and breaching a family violence order, among a raft of other offences.

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Armed with new data, archaeologists are revealing that mind-altering drugs were present at the dawn of the first complex societies some 5000 years ago in the ancient Middle East. Contributing writer Andrew Lawler joins Sarah Crespi to discuss the evidence for these drugs and how they might have impacted early societies and beliefs. Sarah also interviews Sarah Hobbie of the University of Minnesota about the fate of plants under climate change. Will all that extra carbon dioxide in the air be good for certain types of flora? A 20-year long study published this week in Science suggests theoretical predictions have been off the mark. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Public domain Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Interview with Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, author of Screening and Brief Intervention for Drug Use in Primary Care

Interview with Elizabeth D. Kantor, PhD, MPH, author of Trends in Prescription Drug Use Among Adults in the United States From 1999-2012