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Harvey Fong ---

Suboxone Microdosing

Hello all, I am seeking advice about Suboxone microdosing as a technique to covert MMT clients to BMT. I have used microdosing to initiate Suboxone in OUD clients who are not in withdrawal due to recent opiate use. This process has gone relatively smoothly, I used the schedule as per Vancouver Costal Health. When I tried to do similar with clients who were on Methadone, I had trouble at a dose higher than 4 mg. One of my clients was stable on MMT and the dose at 65 mg.  He was having some constitutional symptoms that I hoped would improve with the switch.

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Prescribing medication for Ontario adults to reduce high risk drinking

Pills can help people control risky drinking, so why aren't doctors prescribing them?

A recent study found that fewer than 1% of Ontario adults with an alcohol use disorder is ever prescribed a drug that can help them drink less, and less often.

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5 Ways Bosses Can Reduce the Stigma of Mental Health at Work

From the Harvard Business Review comes these five ways managers can help drive a more empathetic culture in regards to mental health:

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Instagram's most-liked photo used to send an important message about mental health

Instagram recently saw a new picture earn the title of "most-liked photo" on the platform — a picture of an egg with more than 50 million likes.

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Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study suggests

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The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and months leading up to their death, a study has found.

This questions a widely held belief that suicide can be accurately predicted by psychiatrists and clinicians by assessing a patient's risk, especially in the short-term.

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The Ministry of Loneliness

The Ministry of Loneliness

Sounds like something you might come across in one of the Harry Potter series. However this newly established ministry was formed by UK Prime Minister Theresa May when she noticed the large scale of loneliness that was sweeping across the country.

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What are the wait times for mental-health services?

An investigation by the Globe and Mail (In the dark: The cost of Canada's data deficit) revealed several gaps in Canadian information that can be essential to inform policy and best practices.

One of the data gaps identified is related to wait-times for mental health.

From the article:

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Emergency caesareans put new mothers at higher risk of developing postnatal depression

A new study has revealed first-time mothers who give birth via unplanned caesarean section are 15% more likely to experience postnatal depression.

The author of the study is calling for more mental health support for women whose babies are delivered via emergency caesarean section, or C-section -- a surgical procedure usually carried out because of complications during labour.

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Some pregnant women don't believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus

Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review of American studies by UBC researchers.

In some cases, women perceived a lack of communication from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an indication that the drug is safe to use during pregnancy.

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Bill ---

Resource to think about individual anxiety and bureaucracy – in care organizations

This article by Yiannis Gabriel  thinks about anxiety and organizations – social context with a psycho-dynamic-analytical approach as researched by Isabel Menzies Lyth. https://www.academia.edu/14309...NZIES_LYTH_1917_2008

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