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June 25, 2020
Breaking the cycle is the emphasis of a recent study published in the medical journal Addiction by Dr. Lisa Cleveland, School of Nursing. The study shows that new moms who relapse often had troubled childhoods. “They had experienced events such as losing a loved one to violence, so whether that was suicide or an accident,” […]
June 22, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and vice dean for research in the Long School of Medicine, says it’s not surprising to see the uptick in opioid overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic. She explains the pandemic brought two key ingredients that can lead to overdoses: social isolation and financial woes. Her team […]
June 15, 2020
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, RN, CPNP, IBCLC, FAAN, School of Nursing, discusses her recent study analyzing the factors that contribute to expectant mothers and new mothers to use opioids, which also is related to neonatal abstinence disorder in their babies. Read and watch the full story.
April 14, 2020
Interview of UT Health San Antonio pharmacology professor Charles France, Ph.D., is carried by WQAD-TV, Moline, IL., on the topic of Your Health: Something better than Naloxone. Read and watch the story.
April 1, 2020
Commentary on the city’s mental health by T. J. Mayes for the San Antonio Express-News.
March 13, 2020
For years, Narcan, or Naloxone, has been the only opioid overdose rescue drug, but it doesn’t last very long. Now, a longer-lasting treatment drug may offer hope to millions.