Suicide With Food Preservative; Xanax Recall; 19% of America Depressed

Suicide by poisoning with the common food preservative sodium nitrite and its oxidised metabolite, nitrate, is disproportionately high among young men, U.K. researchers warned. (BMJ Public Health)

Meanwhile, a Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal amounts of sodium nitrite to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said. (AP)

Efficacy did not differ between dialectical behavior therapy and schema therapy for outpatients with borderline personality disorder, a 3-year randomized trial showed. (JAMA Psychiatry)

A Detroit surgeon was sentenced to 1 year in prison for submitting fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services as part of a $7 million Medicare scheme, according to the Department of Justice.

One lot of alprazolam (Xanax) is under voluntary class II recall for failure to meet dissolution specifications. (The Independent)

Adjunctive treatment with the investigational drug basmisanil failed to improve cognitive deficits in a phase II trial of patients with cognitive impairments due to schizophrenia. (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

A study of over 11,000 teens linked cannabis use with slower developmental gains in memory, processing speed, and impulse control. (Neuropsychopharmacology)

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Jed Foundation announced they will merge, pending state regulatory approval.

A large study of Medicaid data found buprenorphine was a safe treatment option for opioid use disorder during pregnancy. (The BMJ)

The rate of depression among U.S. adults remained high at 19.1% during the first quarter of 2026, according to a Gallup poll.

For $600,000 a week, Australia’s ultra-wealthy can receive mental health treatment aboard a giant yacht. (The Guardian)

Barbara Gordon, who detailed her struggle with prescription pill abuse in a best-selling memoir, died at age 90. (New York Times)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his past comments suggesting Black children on attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder medications should be “re-parented.” (The Hill)

In the growing trend of social prescribing, more physicians are referring their patients to choirs, art studios, and walking clubs to combat social isolation. (Axios)