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Shared Fentanyl Pipe Residue a New Overdose Danger

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl. That switch has created a potentially deadly...

321,566 Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in 2011 to 2021

WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – From 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose in the United States, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry....

Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners

THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study...

Rural Americans Are Going Without Meds to Fight Opioid, Alcohol Addictions

TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 — Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals. Naltrexone treats both opioid u...

Biden Administration Calls for Greater Access to Overdose Antidote

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 – The White House on Wednesday launched a nationwide call for more training and better access to the lifesaving opioid overdose drug naloxone. Called the Challenge to Save...

Four in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Know Someone Who Died From Drug Overdose

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – More than four in 10 U.S. adults personally know at least one person who died by drug overdose, according to an editorial published in the March issue of the American ...

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – More than two in every five Americans know someone who’s died from a drug overdose, a new study shows. The study highlights the heavy toll that the U.S. opioid epidemic has ...

It's Tougher for Non-White Americans to Get Opioid Addiction Drug, Buprenorphine

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research...

Factors Identified for Integrative Health and Medicine Use in Chronic Pain

MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Factors associated with engagement in integrative health and medicine (IHM) and nonpharmacologic modalities versus opioids have been identified for adults with chronic pain,...

Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk

THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows. Children born to...

2016 to 2020 Saw Rise in Against-Medical-Advice Discharges for Opioid Admissions

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – Before-medically-advised (BMA) discharges increased to one in six patients from 2016 to 2020 for admissions with opioid use disorder (OUD) and an injection-related...

You're Far Less Likely to Get an Opioid Now After Surgery

MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – In response to the ongoing crisis of opioid misuse, U.S. doctors had already cut the amount of opioids they gave patients after surgery by 2022 to just a third of the amount...

Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Methamphetamine abuse has long plagued the gay community, but a new study finds that any form of substance abuse treatment can help users quit. In a news release, University...

Opioid Rx Down, but Overdoses and Deaths Up, AMA Report Shows

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Opioid prescribing by physicians and other health professionals has decreased for the 13th consecutive year, down nearly 50 percent since 2012, while overdoses and deaths...

One in Five With Opioid Use Disorder Receive Medications

THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – About 20 percent of adults with past-year opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2021 received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a research letter published...

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