Standardizing Provider Assessments Reveals Important Information About Gun and Opioid Access for Veterans at Risk of Suicide  | Newswise

Standardizing Provider Assessments Reveals Important Information About Gun and Opioid Access for Veterans at Risk of Suicide | Newswise

Newswise — PHILADELPHIA—Standardizing an assessment process currently used by doctors during care discussions with veterans at risk for suicide in other context could shed more light on the risks related to firearms and opioids.   The findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were reported today in JAMA Network Open. They…

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Virginia Tech Researchers Ask How Many Attempts It Takes to Quit Substance Abuse | Newswise

Virginia Tech Researchers Ask How Many Attempts It Takes to Quit Substance Abuse | Newswise

BYLINE: Leigh Anne Kelley Newswise — Relapse is common when someone is trying to quit, regardless of whether they’re giving up opioids or alcohol or cigarettes. To better inform treatment, researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Addiction Recovery Research Center wanted to better understand how the experience of quitting differed across substances. …

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