Execs Imprisoned for Adderall Scheme; FDA Ketamine Warning; Wellness Cult Psychosis

Two executives from the San Francisco-based telehealth provider Done Global were sentenced to years in prison for an alleged $90 million pill-mill scheme involving amphetamine/dextroamphetamine salts (Adderall), the Justice Department said.

A California man with bipolar disorder is suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT fueled his delusions that he was Jesus Christ and drove him to a suicide attempt. (New York Post)

A Danish study found that mechanical restraint in psychiatric inpatients was associated with a small, short-term increased risk for blood clots. (The BMJ)

Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s (R-N.J.) long-term hospital stay is bringing to light the fact that hospitalizations for depression happen more often than many people realize. (Washington Post)

The FDA issued warning letters to 14 online ketamine sellers, including “Legit Ketamine Suppliers,” as part of the agency’s crackdown of illicit ketamine.

People with depression may be more susceptible to the algorithmic rewards of social media. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Years of progress in reducing benzodiazepine prescribing for older Americans stalled with the onset of the COVID pandemic, a 10-year analysis of prescription claims showed. (Annals of Internal Medicine)

An electronic health record “nudge” failed to lower antipsychotic pill-days among primary care patients with dementia, a randomized trial found. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Some regular fentanyl users have developed such a high tolerance to the opioid that standard addiction and withdrawal medications no longer work. (New York Times)

An analysis of pharmacy claims revealed a rapid but highly uneven state-by-state adoption of long-acting injectable buprenorphine from 2021 to 2024. (Health Affairs)

Hospitals should universally implement mental health interventions for the parents of infants in intensive care, according to a systematic review in JAMA Pediatrics.

Only about one-fifth of veterans and service members who died by firearm suicide disclosed their intentions in the month leading up to their death. (Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced more than $281 million in funding opportunities for substance use disorder treatment, overdose prevention and response, and mental health and suicide prevention.

Only a minority of U.S. adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions receive treatment for both, cross-sectional data indicated. (American Journal of Psychiatry)

Pharmacological interventions like GLP-1 agonists and metformin were associated with weight loss in adults taking antipsychotics for schizophrenia, according to a network meta-analysis. (JAMA Psychiatry)

In Compass Pathways’ ongoing phase III trial, two fixed doses of COMP360 — a proprietary, synthetic psilocybin — led to clinically meaningful symptom reductions in 39% of patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide last year at age 24, had stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Concussion & CTE Foundation said.

“Game of Thrones” actress Hannah Murray said she mistook a psychiatric institution for a palace when she developed psychosis after joining a wellness cult. (Fox News)

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