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Opioid Painkillers Less Available To People Of Color
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – People of color now have less access to prescription opioid painkillers than white patients, an unintended consequence of efforts to stem America’s opioid epidemic. C...
Mindfulness-Based Groups Tied to Significant Reduction in Opioid Craving
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – For adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving buprenorphine, a mindfulness-based group is similar to a recovery support group for opioid use, substance use, and...
AI Virtual Therapists Could Improve Mental Health Care, Studies Find
SUNDAY, Jan. 26, 2025 – Could a virtual avatar be the future of mental health care? New research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) goggles could revolutionize ...
1999 to 2021 Saw Rise in Methamphetamine-Related Mortality
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – From 1999 to 2021, methamphetamine-related mortality surged dramatically, with a significant rise in heroin and synthetic opioid coinvolvement, according to a study...
Odds of Opioid Misuse Lower in States With Medical Cannabis Laws
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical cannabis legalization (MCL), according to a study...
At-Home Disposal Kits Increase Self-Disposal Rates of Opioids
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Providing surgery patients with an opioid disposal kit at the time of discharge increases their self-disposal rates, according to a short report published online Jan. 1...
Candidate Genetic Variants Have Minimal Impact on Opioid Addiction Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Fifteen candidate genetic variants account for only 0.40 percent of variation in opioid use disorder (OUD) risk, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Network...
Severe Maternal Morbidity Up in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women With Opioid Addiction
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – The rate of opioid use disorder (OUD) is high in Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women, and they have a high rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), according to a study...
Many in Need of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Not Receiving It
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – A gap persists between the need for and receipt of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among U.S. individuals, according to a research letter published online Jan. 6 in...
Augmenting Meds With Phone App Boosts Opioid Addiction Recovery Success
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Augmenting medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with smartphone app-based contingency management (CM) is beneficial for uninsured or underinsured adults, according to a...
Phone App May Help Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Data Suggests
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 – A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD). People with OUD had 35% fewer days of opioid use when they were handed the app alongside...
Rates of Substance Use Down for Teens in the United States
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Substance use among adolescents has continued to hold steady at lowered levels for the fourth year in a row, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded...
U.S. Life Spans Rebound from Pandemic Lows, Helped by Drop in Fatal Overdoses
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – After years of decline, U.S. life expectancy is finally on the rise again for the first time since 2019, new government research shows. This turnaround was driven in part...
DOJ Alleges CVS Facilitated Unlawful Sales, Violating Federal Opioid Regulations
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc., accusing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain of unlawfully filling prescriptions ...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – In news that suggest the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024. Per new data released Wednesday by the U.S....
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