Not surprisingly, a new analysis published in the journal of the American Heart Association found that “prescribing” fruits and vegetables to adults and children led to them consuming more fruits and vegetables, with multiple health benefits. It turned out that there is It is also featured in the news. Substance misuse and abuse.
CBS News: Study finds fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ linked to better health and less food insecurity
A new study finds that “prescribing” fruits and vegetables to adults and children increases intake of these foods, providing multiple health benefits. The analysis, published in the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journal Circulation, looked at people at high risk of cardiovascular disease who participated in an agricultural formula program for an average of six months and found that they increased their fruit and vegetable intake. It turned out that The researchers found that the changes were associated with improvements in BMI, blood sugar and blood pressure levels, as well as reduced food insecurity. (Moniuszko, 8/29)
In the news about drug use —
New York Times: Cannabis use disorders are ‘common’ among marijuana users, study finds
More than one-fifth of cannabis users struggle with addiction or problematic use, according to research results published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. The study found that 21 percent of study participants had some degree of cannabis use disorder, which clinicians refer to as recurrent social or occupational problems that indicate impairment or distress. , has broadly characterized it as problematic cannabis use that causes a range of symptoms. In this study, 6.5 percent of his users had moderate to severe disabilities. (Richter, 8/29)
NPR: Schools grapple with role as teenage fentanyl deaths rise
”[Fentanyl’s] School intrusions certainly cannot be ignored,” said Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. LAUSD is one of the largest school districts with a school-wide stockpile of naloxone, a drug that treats opioid overdoses. I can’t close my eyes. We cannot turn a blind eye,” he says. (Nadworny and Gaines, 8/30)
Boston Globe: Nalkan Covered: Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield Announces Coverage
Massachusetts’ Blue Cross Blue Shield is taking another step in fighting the opioid crisis by covering the cost of over-the-counter drug Narcan, an overdose inhibitor, the company announced Tuesday. … “Naloxone has become the standard treatment for opioid overdose, and making it more widely available is an important strategy for controlling the overdose crisis,” said Blue Cross chief. Medical Director Dr Sandhya Rao said in a statement. (Fox and Bartlett, 8/29)
San Francisco Chronicle: SF Tenderloin Center Study Finds Ways to Prevent Drug Overdoses
On Tuesday, the International Journal of Drug Policy released a new study on San Francisco’s controversial Tenderloin Center, a drop-in hub for social services, including where people use drugs. In the 46 weeks it opened last year, 333 overdoses were resolved and no one died on site. (Bishari, 8/29)
KFF Health News: Artificial Intelligence Could Affect Access to Painkillers
Elizabeth Amirault had never heard of the Narcs Score. However, she said she learned last year that the tool was being used to track her own medication usage. When she visited a hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in August 2022, Amirau told her nurses that she was in severe pain. She received a cryptic reply. “Your Narx score is so high that I can’t give you drugs,” she recalled the man saying as he waited for an MRI before his hip replacement. (Miller and Whitehead, 8/30)
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