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Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis

Results: Overall, 32.2% (95% CI=29.7–34.9) of patients with a substance-induced psychosis converted to either bipolar or schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. The highest conversion rate was found for cannabis-induced psychosis, with 47.4% (95% CI=42.7–52.3) converting to either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Young age was associated with a higher risk of… Read More »Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis

Freshman year alcohol and marijuana use prospectively predict time to college graduation and subsequent adult roles and independence

Conclusions These results indicated that greater frequency of freshman year binge drinking and marijuana use is significantly related to delayed college graduation, which supports the importance of pre-college interventions targeted at decreasing heavy drinking and marijuana use. Thus, highlighting the harmful academic outcomes associated with binge… Read More »Freshman year alcohol and marijuana use prospectively predict time to college graduation and subsequent adult roles and independence

WHO recommends the most stringent level of international control for synthetic opioid carfentanil

13 DECEMBER 2017 – WHO has this week endorsed a recommendation from the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) to include carfentanil, an analogue of the prescription opioid fentanyl, into Schedules I and IV of the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Schedule I substances… Read More »WHO recommends the most stringent level of international control for synthetic opioid carfentanil

The Numbers Behind the Opioid Crisis (Social Capital Project – Senator Mike Lee)

In 2016, roughly 64,000 people died from drug overdoses, and opioids accounted for nearly two-thirds of those deaths. It is difficult to comprehend the full scope and magnitude of the opioids crisis, its causes, and its consequences—for families, communities, and workplaces. But better understanding the challenges it… Read More »The Numbers Behind the Opioid Crisis (Social Capital Project – Senator Mike Lee)

Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis

Accepted: August 10, 2017 – Published online: November 28, 2017  https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020223 Results: Overall, 32.2% (95% CI=29.7–34.9) of patients with a substance-induced psychosis converted to either bipolar or schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. The highest conversion rate was found for cannabis-induced psychosis, with 47.4% (95% CI=42.7–52.3) converting to either… Read More »Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis

The association between age of onset of opioid use and comorbidity among opioid dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice201712:9 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-017-0074-0 Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects approximately 21.9 million people worldwide. This study aims to determine the association between age of onset of opioid use and comorbid disorders, both physical and psychiatric, in patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT)… Read More »The association between age of onset of opioid use and comorbidity among opioid dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy