RAND has updated its Science of #Gun Policy research synthesis. https://t.co/j7LFMfOqCa
The fourth edition finds research advances on the effects of stand-your-ground laws, concealed-carry laws and age requirements for #firearm purchases. https://t.co/LCvv1ByKIE
Have you, like me, used #telehealth over the past few years to connect with a therapist? Since the end of the COVID Public Health Emergency, access to services has been on the decline. Learn more from our new @RANDCorporation study at @JAMANetworkOpen https://t.co/82LA2uYdPe
Why do people use #psilocybin?
We asked US adults “What were your intentions for the experience the last time you used psilocybin mushrooms or products containing psilocybin or psilocin?”
Confidence intervals are wide given sample size, but fun and improved MH are near the top
There's a lot happening with #psychedelics. @WStoneReports does a terrific job highlighting two new reports that provide information about what Americans are using and how consumption is changing.
https://t.co/dhpKBc1knx
#Magicmushrooms are most-used psychedelic drug, ahead of MDMA. Report suggests as states change laws, federal policymakers face urgent questions about which regulatory path to follow. @BeauKilmer@RRamchand#Psychedelics
https://t.co/uyD6npQ4nm
#Abortion care providers in North Carolina report frustration, anxiety and burnout with rules mandated under state’s new abortion law. @Julia_Rollison https://t.co/JR1qohSVDM
New report: Military #veterans who identify as #LGBTQ are more likely to face a variety of health challenges and are significantly more likely to report being unable to afford medical care in the past year. https://t.co/XcwC9fqeUD
Terrific Q&A by @LATkarenkaplan with researchers discussing what they found by examining 20 years of data about same-sex marriage. @MelanieZaber https://t.co/fTdAObiZ72
#Prison education disruptions prompted by the #COVID19 pandemic continue to persist, creating long-term negative impacts on instructional quality, according to a new report.
https://t.co/P7jWSEWnHs
Three-quarters of veterans interviewed by RAND Corp. who expressed extremist ideologies said they had negative experiences during their military service. https://t.co/lK8zoeCaui
The proportion of Americans living in a household with a firearm has dropped over the last 30 years, a new RAND study finds. An estimated 30% of the decline was associated with demographic changes.
https://t.co/Cer0z7mQX7
Our paper out today in @JAMANetworkOpen estimates the household firearm ownership rate (HFR) by geographic and demographic subgroups of the population of US adults, 1990-2018. 🧵
https://t.co/KflpnHS1op
More than 40% of survey respondents reported personally knowing at least one person who died by a drug overdose.
This suggests that 125 million American adults have experienced such a loss. https://t.co/HQyKqSMA7a
Study finds 42% of Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose; 13% say their lives were disrupted by an overdose death. #OpioidCrisis@BeauKilmer
https://t.co/tYNWSUyGaJ
An important trend: Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance rose sharply after the start of the pandemic.
https://t.co/KksMKfQY0Y
Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance rose by 53% after start of #COVID19 pandemic. Spending surge continued even as the use of telehealth has plateaued. @cm_whaley https://t.co/sMyIPQDAtp