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56: The percent of 63,016 males who say they bet on sports according to an Imagine Sports poll. Many say they do it to fill the void after being cut from high school sports teams, others because “it’s a more exhilarating way to earn a living.”  The addiction is quite possibly the newest epidemic in the U.S. and most often affects 12–30-year-olds, that’s right, young teens. The healthcare industry has begun to respond but not all treatment programs are created equal. There is a growing continent of sports gambling sub-specialists who are set up to get patients to recovery. There's a specific certification that matters here (the ICOGS or ICCG) but oft times people end up in treatment with someone who specializes in treating substance abuse. It's a different addiction and parents, providers and insurers need to understand and communicate the differences.

Science: Is AI replacing actual psychologists and psychiatrists, or will it. Details here.

Sport: Sports betting is winning, but are we losing …. story here.

Policy: A bill in the Michigan senate, if it became law, would require the state’s department of health to remove prior authorization for any prescription drug used for treating opioid withdrawal symptom management or opioid use disorder, allow for the co-prescribing of an opioid antagonist with an opioid or narcotic to prevent overdose, and require school nurses to carry naloxone.

Perspective: Check out my conversation on the state of mental healthcare on an episode of the Nurse Executive Podcast from Berkeley Research Group (BRG) …. click here to access.

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