Substantial economic growth in the psychedelic drugs market has drawn interest from corporations and start-ups. While this may accelerate research, it also sparks concerns about conflicts of interest.
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Calls to destigmatize language around drug addiction must be combined with action to change policies that stigmatize people in early recovery.
Climate change is seeing more of us with mental health problems and harmful substance use. So we need to start planning now.
Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.
Instead of forcing people into substance use treatment, provinces should work with municipalities and health boards to expand life-saving safe use sites and tackle the housing crisis.
Decriminalization helps recharacterize drug addiction as a chronic health condition instead of a criminal activity, reduces the stigma associated with drug use and improves treatment options.
New York City’s plan has garnered the most attention – and criticism – but several cities are expanding their own intervention programs.
Supervised consumption sites provide essential community connections and services for those who use them. By closing them, governments are risking the welfare of people who use drugs.
In men alone, the risk of being hospitalised due to suicidal behaviour one year after losing a parent was 218% greater than in people who hadn’t lost a parent.
New federally funded mental health help line features easier access and more consistent regulation.
Fentanyl adulteration led to the replacement of heroin in the unregulated drug supply of British Columbia. Now that benzodiazepines are present in many opioids, are we headed towards a ‘new normal?’
Consuming alcohol makes accidents more likely and it can harm your heart, your liver and even change your brain. But making the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor illegal flopped.
High rates of youth mental illness show the urgent need for accessible, affordable and research-backed mental health care. It’s crucial to include young people’s voices in shaping these resources.
During Mental Health Week, let’s look at why some people, such as those experiencing depression or substance dependency, struggle to make decisions like everyone else.
In the time of the coronavirus, learning how to adapt to adversity belongs in your toolkit.
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Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine; Weiner Hailey Family Professor, Tufts University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
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UQ Amplify Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Indigenous Health, Simon Fraser University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
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Psychiatrist, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
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