Pacific Academy of the Healing Arts- Professional Addictions Training

05/06/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/health/what-are-orphines.html

The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions.

03/22/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/deadly-drugs-paper.html

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.

03/06/2026

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/glp-1-diabetes-medications-lower-risk-of-all-kinds-of-substance-use/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

A large epidemiological study of more than 600,000 veterans with diabetes suggests GLP-1 weight-loss medications may reduce drug- and alcohol-related overdoses and deaths

02/22/2026

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2842075?guestAccessKey=0f55f597-c50c-446c-ab6e-951c6955a9d5&utm_source=fbpage&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=19573672621&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=909495364&fbclid=IwY2xjawQIPJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJXTEVuUzQ0cDNtZ2JOSVFrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvQDrEHE7l1mJAPZr9BjT_Ro1LyCA883LqYVWVyTi76AF543OgvfeMA1qJ3P_aem_1XmIuWcO3yVYjw0m80zQIg

This JAMA Patient Page describes the acute and long-term effects of methamphetamine use and types of treatments, general medical care, and harm reduction strategies for people with methamphetamine use disorder.

02/22/2026

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5719338/cannabis-ma*****na-weed-teens-psychosis-jama?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawQHT4JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4d2hsMET0PqZB7gxU25Wf8CKMOj7srAOssCSG3T2S_sQZZ1Sb5F8mVO_Afo_aem_KmfX8vur2gcpx9U3d7rvfw

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used ma*****na were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

02/05/2026

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844757?guestAccessKey=060003dc-e246-40ee-89b3-0b9916234fb7&utm_source=fbpage&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=19445348805&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=903493701&fbclid=IwY2xjawPxsuxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoaXQzelZWWXRtazZoOHRpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHu7ctBgo73BSBhqS51lUywCm2Wjspfsk73lHp6MdH9dM9sX8F_FUxYrEZZtb_aem_6llrQchp2tQBvbEUpRyj4w

This JAMA Patient Page describes nitrous oxide misuse, potential complications of acute and long-term misuse, and treatment and prevention measures.

12/15/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/health/medetomidine-withdrawal-symptoms-treatment.html

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

11/29/2025

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/steep-rise-in-alcohol-related-liver-disease-contributing-to-deaths-of-despair-phenomenon-study-warns/ar-AA1RlGLl?ocid=socialshare

A striking rise in deaths from alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is disproportionately impacting people without a college degree, flagging the heightened risk facing economically disadvantaged groups. That said, almost all demographic groups, including those with a college degree, are experiencing...

02/02/2025

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajad.13669?fbclid=IwY2xjawIL2y1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeH_23Zg95hUhbO-dH77s95OGp4SC2gfVluUdo0EaQxJiFqo4-DySIx3RQ_aem_DTo2BVBL7Kyu7h5rodg04A

Background and Objectives Since 2019, the drug overdose death rate among adolescents 14–18 years of age in the United States more than doubled. That cannabis legalization may have contributed to thi...

01/20/2025

https://www.samhsa.gov/about/news-announcements/statements/2025/dea-and-hhs-issue-final-telemedicine-rule-for-buprenorphine-access?fbclid=IwY2xjawH6jF9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHecmC7qK5aKYikUsDCV65x8L2_wbp-RnBez_8MoFh_bXXag4XQBZodb4LQ_aem_S7P9EcjRwaRFh32hbzD5gA

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01/18/2025

With researchers continuing to find that cannabis in all its forms is helping fuel the youth depression and su***de epidemic, psychiatrists have a role to play in assessing and treating cannabis use—and countering disinformation. https://ow.ly/i6jW50Uy52B