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U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths. The statistics, ...

Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids

FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Grandma's pill organizer. Fido's pain medication. A tossed-away tissue. All are potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children, researchers at the New Jersey...

Few U.S. Jails Offer Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Few U.S. jails offer medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open. Elizabeth Flanagan Balawajder, M.P.H.,...

Semaglutide May Lower Risk for Opioid Overdose in T2DM, Opioid Use Disorder

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and opioid use disorder (OUD), semaglutide is associated with a significantly lower risk for opioid overdose compared with other...

Inmates in Many U.S. Jails Have No Access to Meds That Fight Opioid Addiction

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Opioid use disorder can be a contributing factor to Americans landing in the nation's prisons and jails, but those inmates typically have no access to medications that...

Trends in Prehospital Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdose Identified

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses increased before the COVID-19 pandemic, then increased with onset, and then stabilized, according to a research letter...

Recreational Drug Use Triples Odds for Repeat Heart Crises

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found. About 11% of patients a...

Buprenorphine + Naloxone Safe for Opioid Addiction in Pregnancy

MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – Pregnancies exposed to buprenorphine combined with naloxone have similar or more favorable neonatal and maternal outcomes as those exposed to buprenorphine alone, according...

Interprofessional Addiction Consultation Ups Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – Interprofessional addiction consultation services significantly increase postdischarge medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation and engagement among patients...

Only One-Quarter of Adults Who Needed Opioid Use Disorder Meds in 2022 Received Them

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Only one-quarter of adults who needed opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in 2022 received medications for OUD, according to research published in the June 27 issue of the...

About One-Third of Mental Health Facilities Offer Meds for Opioid Addiction

THURSDAY, June 20, 2024 – About one-third of community outpatient mental health treatment facilities (MHTFs) offer medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a study published online...

Most Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Don't Offer Opioid Addiction Meds

WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Only a third of outpatient mental health facilities offer medications essential for treating opioid addiction, a new study finds. Standard care for treating people with...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Opioid Pain Relievers or Medicines to Treat Opioid Use Disorder - FDA Recommends Health Care Professionals Discuss Naloxone with All Patients when Prescribing

ISSUE: FDA is requiring drug manufacturers for all opioid pain relievers and medicines to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) to add new recommendations about naloxone to the prescribing information....

FDA Approves Cassipa (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Film as Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Dependence

September 7, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cassipa (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual film (applied under the tongue) for the maintenance treatment of opioid...

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