HCPlive (12/11, Derman) reports, “Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) are associated with improving anxiety, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life in patients with” AD/HD, “according to a new study.” The research found that “with the CBMP treatment, less patients had to take concomitant” AD/HD “medication, with a reduction of 38.46% in lisdexamfetamine, 15% in methylphenidate, and 14.29% in dexamfetamine.” The findings were published in Neuropsychopharmacology Reports.

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— “Cannabis Treatment Linked to Improving Quality of Life in ADHD Patients,” Chelsie Derman, HCPLive, December 11, 2023

Healio (12/11, Weldon) reports, “A rise in child suicides in the United States may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study.” The research “found 48,063 deaths designated as suicides for the 10- to 17-year-old population in the U.S. from 1980 to 2020.” According to the “study, areas of the U.S. that had more exposure to reformulated OxyContin [oxycodone hydrochloride] ‘experienced sharper growth in child suicide rates.’” The findings were published in Demography.

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— “Study links ‘shocking’ rise in child suicide rates to opioid crisis,” Rose Weldon, Healio, December 11, 2023

Healio (12/11, Weldon) reports, “A rise in child suicides in the United States may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study.” The research “found 48,063 deaths designated as suicides for the 10- to 17-year-old population in the U.S. from 1980 to 2020.” According to the “study, areas of the U.S. that had more exposure to reformulated OxyContin [oxycodone hydrochloride] ‘experienced sharper growth in child suicide rates.’” The findings were published in Demography.

Related Links:

— “Study links ‘shocking’ rise in child suicide rates to opioid crisis,” Rose Weldon, Healio, December 11, 2023

Youth With ASD More Likely To Be Restrained When Hospitalized, Research Suggests
Psychiatric News (12/11) reports, “Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely as those without ASD to be restrained while hospitalized, according to a report.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.

Related Links:

— “Youth With Autism More Likely to Experience Restraint in Hospital,” APA Psychiatric News Alert, December 11, 2023

CNN (12/8, Musa) reported that “with growing attention on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in sports, clinicians and researchers from across the country, including” physicians “from the NFL, are offering guidance on how to prevent further harm in athletes.”

Experts in the fields of “athletic brain injury and long-term cognitive disorders gathered at a summit Friday at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Health in Concord, Massachusetts, ‘to gather and share their findings, with a goal of identifying gaps in current research that need to be addressed,’ according to a consensus statement from the group.”

Related Links:

— “Experts in concussion, NFL leaders gather to identify gaps in knowledge, offer guidelines on preventing brain injuries,” Amanda Muse, CNN, December 8, 2023