Mental Health and Substance Use
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 26, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of prescription and illicit opioid misuse, use disorder, and overdose. In 2018, nearly 47,000 Americans died from an overdose involving opioids [174]. In 2018, 10.3 million people aged 12 years...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 5, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is the largest public health surveillance system in the United States dedicated to monitoring a broad range of health-related behaviors among...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 21, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a consensus study report titled “Social Isolation and Loneliness in...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 10, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Ensuring high-quality, respectful, and appropriate management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) in the context of the US opioid crisis is a critical and complex endeavor. At the end of the twentieth century, opioids became the standard...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 6, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. My sister, Dr. Lorna Breen, of...
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