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Discussing safety and harm risks in psych with providers and patients.
Violence in healthcare is somewhat difficult to discuss but the trends in nursing, particularly with mental health, in this year alone is getting very scary: Autistic Boy Stabbed with Syringes, Nurse Loses License New Jersey regulators have revoked the nursing license of a woman caught on security cameras stabbing an autistic teenager with syringes when […]
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Increasingly popular herbal drug tied to over 90 fatal overdoses The over-the-counter herbal drug kratom has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths, federal health officials said this week. Kratom was a cause of death in at least 91 fatal overdoses in the United States from July 2016 to December 2017, and 152 tested positive for […]
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Marijuana Issues **Summary:** As marijuana becomes more legal, concerns arise about its use and regulation. While generally considered safe with medicinal value, key issues include unclear limits for safe operation of vehicles, workplace policies, dosage standards for edibles, interactions with other substances, and defining toxic levels. The DSM-5 provides guidelines for cannabis use disorders, but […]
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