{"title":"Concerns about cannabis use in sober homes","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30903","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers have found that abstinence-based policies in sober living homes should include a ban on cannabis use as well as alcohol and other drug use. The study was meant to look more closely at the evidence suggesting that cannabis may be “safer” than other drugs. However, cannabis legalization has put sober homes in a difficult position regarding cannabis use among residents.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 10","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142174193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Back to the drawing board for Lykos' MDMA therapy","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30905","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not accept the application of Lykos Therapeutics for MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a letter dated Aug. 9 and released by Lykos Therapeutics, the for-profit arm of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the company stated that it is disappointed in the FDA response, but that it intends to pursue the goal of approval. This announcement was followed by the retraction of three peer-reviewed studies on Aug. 9 as well. The FDA did not completely reject the idea of ever approving MDMA, but asked Lykos for more information.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 10","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142174222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why physicians are reluctant to treat addiction","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30901","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This is a literature review that ended in 2021, so on the bright side, you could say things have changed. But lack of institutional support was the main reason for physician reluctance to treat addiction, based on a large-scale review published in <i>JAMA Network Open</i> in July 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 10","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142174118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CDC: Parents think the kids are alright, but they aren't","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30893","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While it's tempting to let drug users — including young adults and adolescents — use in solitude (out of sight, in other words), bear in mind one thing: as unpleasant as it sounds, having naloxone on hand and knowing your teen is using drugs can save his or her life, if someone is there when the drug is administered.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 9","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Chevron doctrine's rejection by Supreme Court could mean for SUD treatment","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30897","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 9","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NIAAA: Reducing craving for alcohol: A measure of recovery?","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30892","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is research using craving reduction as a measure of recovery from drug addiction, as recently reported at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) researchers. We wanted to find out whether craving reduction can also be used as a measure of recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). So, we asked George F. Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), who, with Laura E. Kwako, Ph.D., chief of NIAAA's treatment, health services, and recovery branch, responded to our questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 9","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parent-guided early intervention for preterm babies improves motor skills","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30894","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers have concluded, unsurprisingly, that preterm infants randomized to enhanced developmental support had better developmental outcomes than infants whose caregivers did not receive the training. The researchers started with the very safe hypothesis that enhanced developmental support provided by caregivers — mothers, mainly — would improve the outcomes of infants born preterm to families with low income. They used an intervention which included training and was provided by a multidisciplinary team with specialized knowledge of early intervention and infant development. The training began in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and continued after the infant was discharged.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 9","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Get your children vaccinated, autism will not result","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/cpu30896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpu30896","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Measles is one of the most contagious respiratory diseases in the world that has the potential to be life-threatening. It is caused by a virus and is still common in many countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":22496,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"26 9","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}