Under the Influence – How Hazing Drives Substance Use Among Students

• By: Vishwani Sahai-Siddiqui, MD The Cognitive Quill
• October 8th, 2024
• alcohol use, binge drinking, college, drug addiction, hazing, mental health, peer pressure, substance abuse, trauma
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Chase Roberts is a former student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After enduring severe hazing as a pledge in a fraternity, Roberts began using drugs as a coping mechanism. He described how the trauma from the hazing rituals led him to seek solace in substances like marijuana and...

Marijuana and Hallucinogen Use, Binge Drinking Reached Historic Highs Among Adults 35 to 50

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• alcohol use, binge drinking, hallucinogen use, marijuana use, substance use trends, vaping, young adults
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Past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogen use by adults 35 to 50 years old continued a long-term upward trajectory to reach all-time highs in 2022, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study, an annual survey of substance use behaviors and attitudes of adults 19 to 60 years old....

Older Adults and Substance Misuse: Hiding in Plain Sight

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction treatment, alcohol use, complicated grief, emotional trauma, Fall 2023 Issue, holistic approach, mental healthcare, older adults, pandemic, psychotherapy, social determinants of health, social isolation, substance misuse
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Last winter “Lucy,” an 87-year-old woman, was referred to Service Program for Older People (SPOP) by her primary care doctor. Lucy’s husband had died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she was struggling with unresolved grief, depression, and panic attacks. A retired teacher, she had enjoyed a...