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Krug joins SSRI

Please welcome Public Relations Specialist Melissa Krug to SSRI. Melissa is responsible for the communications efforts of the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA) and is coordinating the Evidence to Impact Collaborative (EIC) podcast series. Melissa previously worked as a poverty analyst at…
News Topics: SSRICCSAEvidence-to-Impact Collaborative
Hands behind prison bars

New project to track post-prison trajectories of men living with addiction

Despite widespread national attention, the opioid epidemic and larger problems of substance use and misuse continue to deeply affect communities across Pennsylvania and throughout the nation. The impact of the opioid crisis and other substance abuse problems hits even harder for people grappling…
News Topics: PRISSRIPenn State ResearchSubstance AbuseCriminologyCollege of the Liberal ArtsAddiction
Glenn Sterner in tan suit presenting

Collaborative Community Service Conference offers opiate addiction resources

Penn State Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill collaborated to present “Opioids: The Crisis Next Door,” a free conference held on campus Sept. 19 that detailed the facts and signs of addiction, as well as the resources available to help community members affected by the epidemic. The…
News Topics: SSRIOpioidsAddictionCCSACriminal JusticeSubstance AbuseConference
Jeni Burnette and Sarah Desmarais head shots

Why Social Science? - Because It Provides Empirical Answers to Critical Public Health Questions

By Jeni L. Burnette, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology & Sarah L. Desmarais, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, North Carolina State University What do the opioid and obesity epidemics have in common? For starters, they are both public health crises in which the disease model is used to…
News Topics: SSRIPsychologyObesityOpioidsPublic Health SciencesCCSAWhy Social Science?
Diana Fishbein head shot in a suit

Professor to moderate congressional briefing on opioid dependence, addiction

Diana Fishbein, professor of human development and family studies and director of the Program of Translational Research on Adversity Neurodevelopment in the Prevention Research Center at Penn State, is co-organizing and moderating the congressional briefing, “The Real Dangers of Equating Opioid…
News Topics: Prevention Research CenterAddictionHuman Development and Family StudiesCCSASSRI
Tammy Divens head shot in blue jacket

Lecture series continues with "Mindful Living to Overcome Opioid Addiction"

The Penn State Shenango 2019-20 Lecture Series will continue with a presentation by Tammy Divens, assistant teaching professor in occupational therapy at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Lecture Hall 223. Divens’ lecture, “Mindful Living to Overcome Opioid Addiction,” will share on mindsets that influence…
News Topics: SSRIOccupational TherapyMindfulnessAddictionCCSALecture
Opioids sign with flag

Law Review Symposium to highlight effects of federalism on opioid use policy

The Dickinson Law Review will present "Crisis of Authority: The Effects of Federalism on Opioid Policy" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, located in Lewis Katz Hall at Dickinson Law. Registration is available online. The annual symposium will…
News Topics: SSRICCSASubstance AbuseLaw
Two young people holding hands.

Schuylkill nursing professor researches impact of opioid addiction on families

Marianne Adam, associate teaching professor in the College of Nursing at Penn State Schuylkill, has been an asset to the Penn State nursing community, educating future nurses while researching substantial health issues ranging from palliative care, diabetes, and her current focus — the opioid…
News Topics: AddictionCCSASSRICollege of NursingOpioidsSubstance Abuse
Pregnant woman standing beside brick wall.

Examining state policies governing opioid use and pregnancy

Opioid use disorders during pregnancy have risen at alarming rates in the U.S. in recent years, increasing the risks of preterm labor and delivery, poor fetal growth, prolonged hospital stays, maternal death and stillborn infants. Maternal opioid use can also result in neonatal abstinence syndrome…
News Topics: CCSASSRIOpioidsAddictionSubstance AbuseChild HealthPregnancy
Glenn Sterner in blue suit jacket.

Resources to combat opioid epidemic available through new WPSU project

Trisha Stouch lost her daughter Pamela to a drug overdose almost 10 years ago, but Stouch remembers like yesterday the moment she realized her daughter’s need for opioids had taken over her life. A stay-at-home mom, frequent chaperone on school trips and softball coach, Stouch was an involved…
News Topics: CCSASSRIOpioidsSubstance AbuseAddictionCriminal Justice
Open bottle of pills.

Penn State helps tackle opioid epidemic through consortium, public media project

The strategies being employed by Penn State to help combat the opioid epidemic were discussed today, Sept. 12, during an update to the Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.   Presentations were given about the …
News Topics: CCSASSRIOpioidsAddictionSubstance Abuse
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Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research dedicated

Substance abuse has been among the most serious health care challenges facing communities across Pennsylvania and the nation. As a strategic priority, Penn State is committed to combating substance abuse and as a result has established the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse. As part of the…
News Topics: Substance AbuseOpioidsAddictionCCSASSRIPenn State Research
Maijuana and alcohol.

Marijuana may boost risky effects of drinking alcohol

As the legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use are both on the rise in the United States, people are not necessarily using alcohol less and may be unaware of the risks of combining alcohol and marijuana, according to researchers. A new study from Penn State found that compared to people…
News Topics: Substance AbuseCCSASSRIPenn State ResearchPrevention Research CenterAlcohol
Marijuana.

Marijuana policies are changing, but they are not always based on scientific knowledge

By Diana H. Fishbein, Elizabeth Long and Sharon Kingston, opinion contributor for The Hill Misconceptions regarding marijuana distort perceptions about its hazards and benefits. While marijuana remains on schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act, a number of state-level laws are changing…
News Topics: AddictionSubstance AbuseCCSASSRISocial SciencePolicymakingMental HealthSuicideMarijuana
Children running.

Penn State-led national coalition bringing prevention science to life

Over the past four decades, prevention science has grown steadily, producing evidence-based practices and policies that prevent negative medical, social and emotional impacts before they occur. Increasingly, the Penn State-led National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives(NPSC) is being…
News Topics: Prevention SciencePrevention Research CenterHuman Development and Family StudiesCollege of Health and Human DevelopmentPenn State ResearchCommunitySSRIPolicymaking
Addiction recovery image.

Course on addiction and recovery offered Fall 2019

An opportunity to obtain a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) certification, a Certified Family Recovery Specialist (CFRS) certification, or a better understanding of addiction and recovery, is available for Penn State students this fall. Curriculum & Instruction 497 is a 4-credit course that…
News Topics: Social ScienceAddictionEducationCCSASubstance AbuseOpioidsAlcoholSSRI
Open bottle of pills.

Studying implications of policy and law for treatment of substance use disorders

People who suffer from substance use disorder need effective treatments, however, 90 percent of those who need treatment do not receive it. One Penn State professor and his team are looking into the legal and financial barriers to treatment and how the law can be used to break down or build…
News Topics: Substance AbuseOpioidsAddictionPenn State LawPenn State ResearchPolicymakingPublic PolicyCCSASSRI
First responders with overdose victim.

Collaboration brings 'Opioids: The Crisis Next Door' conference to Schuylkill

Penn State Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network, are teaming up to present the 2019 Wellness Conference, titled "Opioids: The Crisis Next Door." The conference will address the facts about the disease of addiction, the signs of opioid abuse,…
News Topics: OpioidsAddictionSubstance AbuseCCSASSRISocial SciencePenn State ResearchCriminal JusticePrevention ScienceConference
Penn Staters at COSSA Day.

Penn State participates in Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.

Penn State researchers recently attended the Consortium of Social Science Association’s (COSSA) 2019 Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., taking part in a full schedule of events to bring awareness to social and behavioral sciences.  During the advocacy day, COSSA members met with…
News Topics: Social ScienceCOSSASSRIPenn State ResearchPrevention ScienceCCSAChild MaltreatmentEvidence-to-Impact CollaborativePrevention Research CenterPolicymakingGovernmentPublic Policy
PROSPER Project kids.

PROSPER conference convenes experts and youth to help prevent substance abuse

“We are now addressing a generation that could become addicted if they take a pill a few times. Prevention is critical,” said Steve Forzato, deputy chief of statewide drug initiatives for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, to the audience assembled May 14 at the Ruth Pike Auditorium for…
News Topics: Substance AbuseAddictionOpioidsCCSASSRIPrevention SciencePenn State ResearchPrevention Research CenterPROSPERConference
Pills.

Opioid-exposed newborns may react to pain differently after birth

Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State research. Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine found that as soon as 24 and 48 hours after birth, babies who were…
News Topics: OpioidsSubstance AbuseAddictionPregnancyPenn State ResearchCCSASSRICollege of MedicinePain
Addiction in the military.

$2.5M gift to create the Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research

Penn State Harrisburg has received a leadership gift of $2.5 million from the Douglas W. Pollock Foundation to establish the Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research on its campus. The center will address two areas of the substance abuse problem within the central Pennsylvania…
News Topics: AddictionSubstance AbuseOpioidsPenn State ResearchSSRICCSACommunity
Share Your Opioid Story.

Share Your Opioid Story: A Community Conversation at Schlow Library on May 30

The Share Your Opioid Story initiative is hosting a Community Conversation at the Schlow Centre Region Library in State College to tell the stories behind the statistics of the opioid crisis. This community event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 in the Downsbrough Community Room. To…
News Topics: OpioidsAddictionSubstance AbuseCriminal JusticeCCSASSRIPenn State Research
Man at substance misuse conference.

First annual conference to address substance misuse held at Penn State

Pennsylvania is in the midst of a full-fledged, substance misuse epidemic, with one out of every four families encountering this issue. Penn State is combating the crisis by drawing upon the expertise of researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers, who gathered recently for the…
News Topics: Substance AbuseOpioidsSmokingCCSAAddictionSSRIConference
Fentanyl

Understanding opioid users' views on fentanyl could help reduce overdoses

Opioid users fear accidental overdoses from street drugs laced with fentanyl, but unpredictable drug quality means they often lack reliable strategies to avoid it, according to a team of researchers who suggest that fentanyl test strips may reduce overdose deaths. "The opioid crisis is one of the…
News Topics: AddictionOpioidsSubstance AbuseCCSASSRICriminal JusticeSociologyDemographyOverdose

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