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FDA Approves First Test to Spot Folks at High Risk of Opioid Use Disorder

THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – A newly approved test can determine whether a person has a genetically driven risk of becoming addicted to opioids. The AvertD test, the first of its kind, uses a DNA...

Opioid Agonist Therapy Use in Hospital Increased to 5.6 Percent in 2020

MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – Among hospital encounters for opioid toxicity, opioid agonist therapy (OAT) initiation increased from 2013 to 2020, reaching 5.6 percent, according to a study published...

Patient Factors ID'd That Predict Low or No Postoperative Opioid Use

MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – Younger age, being opioid-naïve, and a lower discharge pain score are associated with low or no postoperative opioid use, according to a study published online in the ...

Increase in U.S. Pediatric Suicides Driven by Opioid Crisis

TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – There has been a rise in child suicides in the United States since 2010, which was fueled by the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study published online Nov. 27 i...

Drug Abuse Is Fueling Surge in Heart Infections Among Young Americans

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – While rates of a deadly heart infection are dropping generally across the United States, a new report finds one exception: Young adults. In that group, rates of infective...

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...

2016 to 2022 Saw Drop in Rate of Opioid Prescriptions From Surgeons

THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – From 2016 to 2022, there was a decrease in the rate and size of opioid prescriptions from U.S. surgeons, according to a research letter published online Dec. 7 in JAMA...

2018 to 2021 Saw Increase in Pregnancy-Linked Drug OD Mortality Ratios

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – From 2018 to 2021, pregnancy-associated overdose mortality ratios increased consistently for women aged 10 to 44 years, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in...

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 Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides

TUESDAY, Dec 5, 2023 – Suicide rates for Americans under the age of 18 are rising at unprecedented rates, and a new report points to a likely culprit: The ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse. It's not...

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-Day Induction of XR Buprenorphine Feasible for Fentanyl Use in OUD

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – For individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) using fentanyl, a one-day induction of extended‐release buprenorphine is a feasible treatment approach, according to a study p...

Incidence of Drug Overdose-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Up Fivefold

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – The incidence of drug overdose-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) more than doubled from 2015 to 2021, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in JAMA ...

Biden Administration Urges Schools to Carry Naloxone

TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone (Narcan) to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication was...

Biden Administration Urges Schools to Carry Naloxone, the Opioid Overdose Treatment

TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication (Narcan) was...

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