Military and Addiction

Coronavirus Recession Puts Military Veterans at Increased Risk of Addiction and Suicide

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Many public health experts have issued warnings in recent months that mental health consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing measures required to contain the pandemic will be quite severe in the United States. “In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears likely that there will be substantial increases in anxiety and depression,… Continue Reading Coronavirus Recession Puts Military Veterans at Increased Risk of Addiction and Suicide

Methamphetamine Addiction Remains Large Problem in Utah

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For years, the national focus has been on the opioid epidemic—the escalating addiction and overdose death crisis driven by prescription painkillers, heroin, and illicit fentanyl.  Meanwhile,  methamphetamine  has made a dramatic comeback.   In December, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, “the number of methamphetamine-related fatal overdoses in Utah more than doubled in the past five years… Continue Reading Methamphetamine Addiction Remains Large Problem in Utah

Enabling Health Information Exchange at Poison Control Centers

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“Poisonings are the leading cause of unintentional injury and death in the United States. The death rate from unintentional poisoning, particularly drug overdose involving opioids, has continually increased over the past 22 decades,” wrote Mollie Cummins, Guilherme Del Fiol, et al. in a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA),… Continue Reading Enabling Health Information Exchange at Poison Control Centers