How to #Help Someone, or Yourself, in a #MentalHealth Crisis
Whether it’s #suicidalthoughts or actions, an #anxiety attack, worsening #depression, risky #substanceuse, #rage, #hallucinations or dangerous #impulses, more help is available now
How to #Help Someone, or Yourself, in a #MentalHealth Crisis
Whether it’s #suicidalthoughts or actions, an #anxiety attack, worsening #depression, risky #substanceuse, #rage, #hallucinations or dangerous #impulses, more help is available now
#HarmReduction #Prohibition #SubstanceUse #PWUD #History #Herstory #Cocaine #Racism
This episode of the Bureau of Lost Culture - "Dope Girls" looks at the early 1900's #Soho #Flappers and the start of the moral war on drugs leading up to and following the first world war.
A great series with some tasty episodes (Nom Nom Nom) including episodes on #Psychadelics and #CounterCultrue #Sex #Gender #Disability and of course #Drugs
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vx4xfNEmAZeKxy7Nlgnov?si=84PyqyM4QOqSyU88QYZIrw
https://www.europesays.com/uk/126311/ Who is reaching out for help? Examining access to mental health and substance use health supports among girls and young women in Canada #Females #Health #MentalHealth #SocioEconomicProfiles #SocioeconomicBackground #SocioeconomicCharacteristics #SocioeconomicStatus #SubstanceUse #UK #UnitedKingdom
We will be presenting a free webinar on April 24th at 7.30pm UK time to explore the findings of our new paper on improving Substance Use services for Autistic adults. The papers authors will hold a live discussion of the findings and answer some questions from the audience. To register, go here-
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutismResearch #SubstanceUse #Addiction #MentalHealth @mentalhealth@newsmast.community @mentalhealth@a.gup.pe @neurodiversity @actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy
Here is the first academic article published by ASUN! It explores experiences of substance use treatment for Autistic adults.
The paper is not open access, but the intro is available and we will be writing a summary!
CMHA’s new drop-in program is changing the narrative on substance use
The drop-in program was created for people seeking support for substance use and wellness ahead of the closure of the consumption and treatment services site.
#health #program #support #substanceuse #CMHAWaterlooWellington
https://globalnews.ca/news/11092121/cmhas-new-drop-in-program-is-changing-the-narrative-on-substance-use/
Canadian principals are spending more time managing #SubstanceUse in schools: study | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/11050803/canadian-principals-time-managing-substance-use-schools-study/ “We’ve got decades now of research that shows that those types of approaches that are punitive in nature are not only ineffective, but can cause harms,” Jenkins said.
“They can cause disengagement from school. They’re associated with a greater likelihood of substance use, problematic substance use later in life.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39944237/ Psychedelics and chronic pain: self-reported outcomes on changed substance use patterns and health following naturalistic psychedelic use (Glynos, et al, 2025) #psychedelics #psychedelic #substanceuse #chronicpain
Kitchen showcased after remodel at the Upper Room Recovery Community https://www.diningandcooking.com/1864969/kitchen-showcased-after-remodel-at-the-upper-room-recovery-community/ #CommunityFoundation #Cooking #CookingTopics #HealthyFood #JasonPensky #KitchenRemodel #OpenHouse #SouthBend #SubstanceUse #UpperRoomRecoveryCommunity
Are policymakers more likely to reply to #email messages that narrate #livedExperience?
A high-powered series of rapid-cycle randomized control trials (Ns ≅ 6000-11000) found mixed results (positive, negative, and null).
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39598395/ Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelic Compounds for Substance Use Disorders (Valdez, et al, 2024) #psychedelic #psychedelics #substanceuse #addiction #ketamine #alcoholusedisorder #mentalhealth #psychedelicmentalhealth #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy
Cannabis and alcohol use patterns linked to couples’ relationship quality https://www.psypost.org/cannabis-and-alcohol-use-patterns-linked-to-couples-relationship-quality/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Cannabis #Alcohol #RelationshipQuality #SubstanceUse #CoupleGoals
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39101571/ Off-Label Use of Lamotrigine and Naltrexone in the Treatment of Ketamine Use Disorder: A Case Report #ketamine #substanceUseDisorder #lamotrigine #naltrexone #addiction #substanceuse #recovery
A new Canadian study presents some disturbing findings about substance use and the drivers we have to share the road with. 70% of drivers treated in Atlantic Canadian trauma centres tested positive for substance use, and over a third tested positive for polysubstance use. Both figures higher than the rest of Canada (54% and 21% respectively). Access the reports here https://rsph.med.ubc.ca/current-projects/national-drug-driving-study/ #SafeStreets #RoadSafety #RoadViolence #SubstanceUse
Interested in #healthinequity? #healthpolicy? #substanceuse? geographies of #Finance? #harmprevention? #NLP? Come work with Dr. Emily Rosenman
and me in our new #PennState #Geography #research lab.
https://t.co/HOGdkDmBHi
Highlight on the AIM website of my work with Drs. Rina Eiden, Amanda Nickerson, Jamie Ostrov, Stephanie Godleski and Ashley Linden-Carmichael and the rest of the team that got us the Best Poster Award @ the CSUA conference
https://aimlab.psu.edu/best-poster-award/ #PennState PRC #adolescence #SubstanceUse #lpa #LatentProfileAnalysis #Internalizing #Externalizing #PersonCenteredApproach
LGBTQ youth in foster care are at higher risk for substance use than those not in foster care. Particular support is needed for lesbian, gay, and questioning youth, transgender youth, LGBTQ youth assigned male at birth, and Asian or Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth in foster care.
Interested in learning about the intersection of substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV)? This study looks at the impact of marijuana and alcohol use on male IPV (physical and psychological) perpetrators and victims.