By Sri Ravipati A man sits huddled on a chair with his hands in front of his face. Photo: Jonas Walzberg About half of the world’s population “can expect to develop” at least one type of mental disorder by the time they are 75 years old, according to a new study published in the[Read More…]
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DEA ‘Open To Considering’ Special Registration Process for Telehealth Controlled Substance Prescribing
By Chris Larson | August 4, 2023 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has openly signaled a reversal in its stance towards a long-mandated special registration process that would allow telehealth prescribing of certain controlled substances. In a newly published meeting notice, the DEA says the voluminous and negative feedback on its proposed rule[Read More…]
Mental illness, drug addiction go hand in glove, Biden’s drug czar tells lawmakers
By Simar Bajaj | July 27, 2023 WASHINGTON — At a House oversight hearing Thursday, the Biden administration’s top drug policy official emphasized the need to address both mental illness and drug addiction simultaneously to reduce fentanyl deaths. According to a 2021 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, over nine[Read More…]
Kentucky gets Medicaid OK to provide mobile behavioral health care
BY SARAH LADD | KENTUCKY TODAY Kentucky will join five other states in providing mobile Medicaid crisis intervention teams later this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday. The centers approved Kentucky’s proposals for these services alongside California. Mobile teams allow behavioral health professionals to de-escalate people[Read More…]