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• Psychiatric Drugs May Reduce Ex-Prisoners ' Violent Crime Rate

  01-11-2016 20:00
  Medications used to treat addiction cut risk in half, study saysSource: HealthDay
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• Yale professors pursue progress on addiction medicine education at White House symposium

  01-11-2016 19:05
  The opioid addiction and overdose crisis has spurred action among researchers, physicians, and policymakers to promote research and patient care on addiction. Last September, chief of general internal medicine Patrick O ’Connor, the Dan and Amanda ’97 Adams Professor of General Medicine at Yale, co-chaired a symposium on addiction medicine convened at the White House. The event brought together national leaders on addiction to discuss strategies to advance prevention and treatment of
  
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• Yes, It’s Possible To Have A ‘Sugar Hangover'

  01-11-2016 15:46
  If you inhaled Halloween candy last night and feel less than your best this morning, you may be wondering: Are sugar hangovers a thing?
  Of course, they aren’t in a literal sense ― real hangovers involve drinking too much alcohol. But a sugar crash can certainly have shades of a hangover: including symptoms such as brain fog, irritability, headache and fatigue.
  “Sugar hangovers are real in that you feel lousy after consuming a hefty dose of sugar,” Kim Larso
  
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• Alcohol Research UK Annual Conference 2017

  01-11-2016 14:08
  Working Together
  People, Practice and Policy in Alcohol Research
  Wednesday, 5th April 2017 – London
  Join us for our 2017 Annual Conference ‘Working together: people, practice and policy in alcohol research’ where we will explore co-production and collaboration in alcohol research and practice.  With an excellent line-up of speakers from a wide range of backgrounds, we will consider how sharing experience can help to bridge the gaps between research and practice.
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• Alcohol Research UK Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium 2017

  01-11-2016 13:54
  Alcohol Research UK is delighted to announce that its Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium for 2017 will take place on Tuesday, 4th April 2017. 
  The Symposium provides an ideal opportunity for early career researchers to share their findings, learn from colleagues, and develop their professional network.
  DetailsDate: Tuesday, 4th April 2017
  Time: 10.00 – 16.30
  Venue: Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.
  Evening reception and debate 
  The Symposium will culminate in a
  
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• Call for papers: Postgraduate and early career symposium 2017

  01-11-2016 13:49
  We are inviting postgraduates, PhD and postdoctoral researchers to submit an abstract for our Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium, which will take place on Tuesday, 4th April 2017 at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.Download the proposal form here
  INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS
  The Symposium is designed to showcase as wide a range of alcohol-related research as possible and to encourage lively discussion among participants. To facilitate this, you are invited to present your work i
  
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• 5 Helpful Tips for Eliminating Detrimental Thoughts

  01-11-2016 11:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Are negative thoughts sabotaging your mental health and wellbeing? Everyone thinks negatively from time to time after all, life can be frustrating and stressful.
  Some people though spend an enormous amount of mental time dwelling negatively about themselves and there's also individuals that critically obsess about others.Negativity can be toxic, it holds us back in life and causes stress,...
  
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• Pro Bono: Naloxone and the Refusal Conundrum

  01-11-2016 06:34
  It's 3 a.m. and you're called to an apartment complex for a person down. You arrive and find a 22-year-old male you know as a heroin addict and a "frequent flyer."
  It's the second time you saw him on this shift. Earlier in the day you found him unresponsive at a bar. After the usual dose of naloxone, he refused treatment and transport. He seemed alert and oriented enough to understand and sign the refusal form.
  Now, hours later, you find him at his residence in bed sleeping with sonorous respira
  
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• DOL: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

  01-11-2016 05:00
  The Department of Labor is seeking comments through December 1, 2016 on the continued use, without change, of the information collection request entitled "Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008." (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
  
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