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Propranolol may interfere with the reconsolidation of traumatic memories brought forth during the reactivation session, thus making them less potent and fear-inducing.

 

It would be a tremendous breakthrough in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if patients were able to rid themselves of unwanted traumatic memories. Researchers and clinicians once believed that weakening memories might be an impossible task; however, studies over the past decade have found that when stored memories are retrieved, or reactivated, they temporarily enter a malleable state. Once a person stops thinking about a memory, the memory returns to a stable form, a process known as reconsolidation.

 
A drug that interferes with the reconsolidation of a reactivated traumatic memory could potentially weaken or even erase the retrieved memory. A study published January 12 in AJP in Advance suggests that the beta-blocker propranolol might be able to block memory reconsolidation.

 

Adults with PTSD who actively recalled their traumatic event under the influence of propranolol once a week, for up to six weeks, reported a substantial decrease in PTSD symptoms compared with participants who took placebo. This decrease was evident from both the perspective of the patient and clinician.

 

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https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.pp2a2



Chart: Past Year E-Vaporizer Use and What Teens Are Inhaling
Published online: January 29, 2018

 

The findings from the Monitoring the Future survey show that nearly 1 in 3 high school seniors vaped in 2017—and not always using nicotine.

 

About 13 percent of 8th graders, 24 percent of 10th graders, and nearly 28 percent of 12th graders at U.S. schools reported using a vaping device in the past year, according to data from the 2017 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey results, which were released in December 2017, found that while most of these students said they mostly vape flavoring liquids, 1 in 10 reported vaping nicotine, and 1 in 20 reported vaping marijuana.

 

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https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.1b2



ASAN January Update
 
Dear friends, 

 
Last year we saw a tremendous groundswell of disability advocacy from all corners of the country. Now, with 2017 just out of range of our rearview mirror, we can look ahead to what 2018 has in store for us. Here’s how we are continuing our work to defend and ensure basic human rights for all disabled people:

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  • *At the beginning of January, we released a statement opposing the introduction of work requirements for Medicaid.
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  • *In March, we’ll be holding our annual Day of Mourning at sites around the country. You can sign up to be a Day of Mourning vigil coordinator here.
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  • *Applications are now available for our 2018 Autism Campus Inclusion Summer Leadership Academy, a week-long advocacy training in Washington DC. If you know an autistic college student interested in developing their leadership and advocacy skills, let them know!
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  • *We’re also pleased to announce the recipients of our 2018 Autistic Scholars Fellowship, a project that supports autistic college students who demonstrate a commitment to disability rights. We’re looking forward to supporting their advocacy work this year and in the future.
 
Although we kicked off the year with record-breaking cold temperatures across the country, we can already feel the warmth of fired-up activists spreading nationwide. We’re excited to work with you again this year and make our message heard: nothing about us without us! 

 
Onward! 

 
Julia Bascom
Executive Director
Autistic Self Advocacy Network