The Edge:
A Resource for Iowa's Behavioral Health Professionals
2013 Edition, Volume 44
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The Edge, a news scan for Behavioral Health Professionals in Iowa strives to provide a glimpse of new trends, changes on the horizon in the field of substance abuse and problem gambling, and opportunities to increase your knowledge!
We hope you enjoy this edition of The Edge! Please continue to forward it to colleagues you think would be interested!
The Edge is a weekly media scan that is distributed by the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC). If you have articles of value that you'd like to share with others across the state, or feedback regarding the content, format, or method of distribution, please email them to Emily at the address below.
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YOU CAN HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
The Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center new campaign is going strong! Prescription drug misuse and abuse is on the rise in Iowa. More than 70% of people aged 12 and up who misuse or abuse say they obtained prescription drugs from a friend or family member. The purpose of the Iowa Medicine TLC campaign is to educate Iowa parents on the dangers of abusing or misusing prescription and OTC medications. The campaign focuses on providing guidance and resources on how to protect your children and others you care about.
Iowa Medicine TLC:
- Talk to your children about the proper use of medicines and the risks of misusing them;
- Lock up or store prescription drugs in a secure location that can be monitored, and safely dispose of unused medicines;
- Connect with the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center for help to prevent prescription drug misuse and abuse.
You can help by:
- Liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter and than sharing our posts!
- Adding a link to our Iowa Medicine TLC website to your agency or coalition website
- Requesting some of our Iowa Medicine TLC information cards be sent to you for distribution!
If you would like to have some of the cards that explain the Iowa Medicine TLC program, feel free to go to our ISAIC store ( http://isaicstore.drugfreeinfo.org/) and search for "TLC". There is no cost to any of our printed materials and we ship to you for free.
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Substance Abuse:
Noteworthy Articles
and Studies
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U.S. Recommends Tighter Control on Hydrocodone Pain Pills
Vicodin and other hydrocodone-based painkillers, the most popular pharmacy drugs in the U.S., would be placed under stricter prescribing limits to curb abuse, in a policy reversal by the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA approves extended-release, single-entity hydrocodone product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules) for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.
Health Matters: A New Prescription for Surgical Pain
After surgery, managing pain is one of the biggest challenges for patients, but the traditional remedy-narcotic painkillers-can cause unpleasant and even dangerous side effects.
Living with Co-Occurring Mental & Substance Abuse Disorders
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 50 percent of individuals with severe mental health disorders are affected by substance abuse. NAMI also estimates that 29 percent of all people diagnosed as mentally ill abuse alcohol or other drugs.
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Problem Gambling: Noteworthy Articles
and Studies
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Many admitted an increase in the use of smartphone apps, prompting charities to call for limits on the amount users can spend on them each week.
Cafelike settings targeting women avoid stigma of bars, but critics worry about increased accessibility of gambling.
U.S. casinos are seizing on a Justin Timberlake movie about the perils of unregulated online gambling to revive the industry's stalled attempt to legalize Internet poker nationwide. "Runner Runner," from Twentieth Century Fox, opens tomorrow and stars Timberlake as a Princeton University grad student who believes he's been swindled after gambling away his tuition money.
NCRG CONFERENCE: Evaluating Responsible Gaming Strategies - What Regulators Need to Know In September, the NCRG Conference held an informative session on using a scientific approach to evaluating responsible gambling programs that Debi LaPlante, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the director of academic affairs at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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Upcoming Trainings and Materials
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ISAIC Training CalendarTrainings around the state in the field of Behavioral Health, including national webinars and online train |
Road Ahead Conference in Mt. Pleasant, IA on November 7th
The conference will be held on the Iowa Wesleyan Campus, with registration and the keynote speaker located in the Chapel Auditorium. Registration fee is $40. If CEU's are needed there is an additional $10 charge. For more information contact Jennifer Lehman at 319-385-8126
Iowa Prevention Conference
November 13, 2013 8-4:45, Hy-Vee Hall, Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Iowa's Annual Prevention Conference is a statewide forum focused on substance abuse prevention, tobacco control, and problem gambling prevention, while offering recommendations for best practices.
Substances of Abuse and Treatment Approaches for Synthetics and Club Drugs
December 6, 2013, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, IBC Office, Ankeny, Iowa
Martha L. Thompson, PsyD, LPC, CAADC . Bath Salts, Jewelry Cleaner, Plant Food, Smiles, Crocodile; these are not your household cleaning products, happy things or anything on the Animal Plant Channel! The manufacturing and use of synthetic or "legal" drugs is on the rise. This training will provide an understanding of a variety of Synthetics and Club Drugs on the streets today.
Did you miss a NCRG Webinar? You can view archived webinars here.
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