Being insulted by a parent or adult in younger years is a top 3 correlate of suicidal ideation in sexual or gender minorities. Lack of family support and acceptance can also lead to a lack of healthcare for these individuals. Counseling parents could make a world of difference. #PADP4200

"In a 2016 study, RAND estimated that the annual health care costs to
DOD associated with gender-transition treatment for active component members under the Military
Health System would be between $2.4 million and $8.4 million" #PADP4200

Contraception lowers HIV transmission risk. Contraceptive use among women living with HIV prevents est. 43,000 infant HIV infections over 70 countries each year. Still, millions of women face limited access or choice, fear of side effects, and many more barriers. Agenda setting can help. #PADP4200

When Russia implemented alcohol production and sale regulation in 2006, a decrease in total consumption and mortality was recorded. It had a positive outcome for drinking behavior and health outcomes since Russia had a very high rate of premature deaths from alcohol. #PADP4200

Income disparity can cause vaccine inequity. In an ecological study done during COVID 19, high-income countries had higher vaccination rates than lower-income countries. Vaccine policy and access are more prioritized in countries with higher economic status. #PADP4200

Funds from the Master Settlement Agreement for tobacco were allocated to states based on the number of smokers in the population and expenditures through Medicaid on smoking-related illnesses. This left states with little incentive to try to reduce smoking so they could receive more money. #PADP4200

"Approximately 440,000 deaths are attributable to smoking each year in the US, which results in 5.5 million years of potential life lost, $75 billion in direct medical costs, and $22 billion in lost productivity" #PADP4200

In July of 2020, during COVID, deaths from overdose in the USA rose by an estimated 13% in the first half of the year compared to 2019. The pandemic triggered an economic recession, and 2020 presidential candidates had predicted housing instability causing difficulty treating SUDs. #PADP4200

A study done by Analisa Packham found that syringe exchange programs decreased the rate of HIV transmission, but increased opioid associated deaths. It may not be harm-reducing for opioid ODs, but for HIV transmission, a positive side of her research that some may overlook. #PADP4200

During the Reagan admin, methadone clinics were neglected because they were perceived (through the lenses of stigma, racism, and political ideology) as spaces of moral failure rather than public health initiatives that would combat the drug crisis and the HIV epidemic of the American 80’s #PADP4200

When students were barred from purchasing cannabis, in a study done by Oliver Marie and Ulf Zolitz, positive academic performance increased, especially for women and low performers to begin with. Was cannabis the problem, or would results be similar with removal of any other distractions? #PADP4200

In a study done on students in California when recreational marijuana use was legalized, results showed that out of the 8% of students reporting co-use of alcohol and marijuana, 70% of them were self-reported marijuana users. RML was associated w/ 6% increase in odds of this co-use. #PADP4200

There is a lot to learn about bans on marijuana from the Prohibition Era! Attacking the problem from the supply side usually fails. Profits from banned goods are high enough that they are worth the risk. Thus, crime rates in both scenarios increased, leaving us with prisons filled. #PADP4200