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Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 – American men die of drug overdoses at a higher rate than women, but new research shows that difference can't be completely explained by factors like misuse or greater use....
Fatal Drug Overdoses More Common in Men
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 – Men are more likely to have a fatal overdose than women across drug categories, according to a study published June 14 in Neuropsychopharmacology. Eduardo R. Butelman,...
Adolescent Residential Addiction Facilities Largely Do Not Provide Buprenorphine
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 – Only one in four U.S. facilities offer buprenorphine for adolescent residential addiction treatment, according to a research letter published in the June 13 issue of the...
New Poll Shows U.S. Adults Find Cigarettes Most Unsafe, Addictive Substance
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 – Despite knowing cigarettes are unsafe and addictive, one in five U.S. adults report smoking every day, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American...
Teens Rarely Get Anti-Addiction Meds When Treated for Opioid Misuse
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 – The medication buprenorphine normalizes brain function in people addicted to opioids, but teens rarely receive it at U.S. treatment centers, a new study finds. Only one in...
2018 to 2021 Saw Rise of Non-LSD Hallucinogen Use in U.S. Young Adults
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 – Past-year use of non-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) hallucinogens was twice as high in 2021 as in 2018 among U.S. young adults, according to a study published online June...
Report IDs Characteristics of Adult ED Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 – A report published online May 23 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides a descriptive...
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 – Many Americans who inject illicit drugs are unknowingly getting fentanyl mixed in with their heroin, which can increase their risk for overdose and perhaps their tolerance...
FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection, Brixadi, for Opioid Use Disorder
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection to treat moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder. Brixadi is approved for...
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – Medicare payment and COVID-19 policy changes increased dispensing of medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study...
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 – Surviving a trip to the emergency room for an opioid overdose dramatically increases a patient's odds of dying in the year after, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Of...
FDA Approves New Nasal Spray, Opvee, to Reverse Overdoses
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a second nasal spray for reversing an opioid overdose. To be sold as Opvee, the spray contains the medication...
Transition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – For patients living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD), the proportion of those initiating opioids for the first time who transition to long-term use is high,...
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 – When Medicare expanded coverage for methadone, more people used this treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows. Use rose sharply but did not displace other opioid...
Racial, Ethnic Differences ID'd in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 – Among patients with disability, racial and ethnic differences are seen in the receipt of medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) after an index event, according to a...
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