Healio (11/22, Gramigna) reports, “In light of recent CDC data showing more than 100,000 U.S. deaths from overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, the American Psychiatric Association [APA]” has “reviewed effective substance abuse treatments and called for efforts to intervene.” Healio interviewed Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, chair of APA’s Council on Addiction Psychiatry, who said, “These data continue to highlight the alarming trend of increasing overdose deaths in the U.S.” Dr. Das added, “With the pandemic, there has been a deadly mix of worsening mental health symptoms and increased substance use,” adding, “The dual diagnosis nature of this makes the news about overdose deaths especially pertinent to psychiatrists.”
Related Links:
— “APA calls for action to address high number of overdose deaths “Joe Gramigna, Healio, November 22, 2021