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Disparities Exist in Outpatient Referrals for Opioid Use Disorder
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a...
Medicaid, Medicare Don't Adequately Cover Addiction Treatment, Study Says
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public i...
Turnaround Month In U.S. OD Death Crisis Pinpointed By Researchers
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — The turning point in America’s drug overdose (OD) crisis came in August 2023, a new study says. That’s the month when the national drug OD death rate began to decline, resea...
Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research into Ibogaine to Treat Addiction
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression, and brain injuries. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week a...
Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research into Ibogaine to Treat Addiction
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression, and brain injuries. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week a...
Youth Deaths Attributable to Synthetic Opioids Alone Increasingly Predominant
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – Among U.S. youth, overdose deaths attributable to synthetic opioids alone are increasingly predominant, according to a study published online May 20 in Pediatrics. Megan...
Fentanyl Fueling OD Deaths Among Teens, Young Adults
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 — The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is involved in most fatal drug overdoses (OD) among teens and young adults, a new study says. Worse, fentanyl taken alone – not in com...
Rates of Fentanyl Nonfatal Overdose ED Visits Rose Through Third Quarter of 2023
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – From 2020 to 2023, there was an increase in the rates of fentanyl-involved nonfatal overdose emergency department visits, according to research published in the May 8 issue...
Previous Estimates of Illicit Opioid Use in the United States Underreported
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Illicit opioid use may be higher than previously reported in the United States, according to a study published online May 9 in JAMA Health Forum. David Powell, Ph.D., from ...
Nearly 19 Million Children Live Under Same Roof as Parent With Substance Use Disorder
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – In 2023, nearly 19 million children in the United States were estimated to be living in a household with at least one parent or primary caregiver with a substance use...
U.S. Illicit Opioid Use Could Be 20 Times Higher Than Previously Estimated
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — More Americans use illicit opioids like fentanyl than previously estimated, undercutting perceived progress in confronting the U.S. opioid crisis, a new study says. More than 1 ...
Mindfulness Training Improved Positive Emotion Regulation in OUD
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – For patients with chronic pain, opioid use disorder (OUD) is characterized by difficulties in positive emotion regulation (ER), and mindfulness training can enhance positive...
Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says. People assigned to mindfulness training had 50%...
Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 — A sedative used in animals is showing up more often in illegal drugs and may be making opioid overdoses harder to treat, U.S. health officials warn. The drug, called m...
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy Can Improve Outcomes
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – For mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD), treatment with buprenorphine in pregnancy is associated with improved maternal and infant outcomes, according to a study published...
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