Addiction
Expert cites urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue
The use of image and performance enhancing drugs – in particular steroids – is a growing area of concern globally.
May 16, 2017
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Health
Structural racism, mass incarceration, and health care system fuel growing health inequalities in the US
Structural racism, mass incarceration, and the widening income gap between rich and poor all feed growing health inequalities in the USA, which the health care system—by its very design and financing - only helps exacerbate, ...
Apr 7, 2017
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Health
History of incarceration linked to subsequent homelessness, study finds
People who have been incarcerated in Canada are more likely to subsequently experience unstable housing or homelessness compared with those who have not, new research suggests.
Mar 1, 2017
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Other
The war on drugs causes massive human rights violations
The war on drugs has had devastating effects on human rights and public health worldwide, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Jan 18, 2017
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Health
Why do teens reject drugs? Communication is the key, says researcher
Why do teens reject the use of marijuana? According to a new study by researchers from Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Pennsylvania, there are several factors: attributes of their peer group, how they ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
People with traumatic brain injury approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are approximately 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated in a federal correctional facility in Canada than people who have not, a new study has found.
Dec 8, 2016
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Medications
Prisons fight opioids with $1,000 injection: Does it work?
U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness and say the manufacturer has aggressively ...
Nov 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher looks at why innocent people confess
Why would an innocent person accused of a crime tell investigators he's guilty? Saul Kassin, a psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has spent decades researching that question, and says the answer ...
May 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma exposure linked to African-Americans, criminal justice system
Frequent traumatic exposure to crime can take a toll on most people.
May 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
BPD a risk for STI/HIV transmission among incarcerated heterosexual African American men
Sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV, disproportionately affect incarcerated populations. In 2010, over 90 percent of the inmates living with HIV in U.S. prisons were men and the prevalence of STIs such as ...
May 3, 2016
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