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Rapid Procedure Noninferior for Extended-Release Naltrexone Initiation
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), a rapid procedure (RP) is noninferior to a standard procedure for initiation of extended-release (XR) naltrexone, according to a...
Elimination of Buprenorphine Waiver Had Moderate Effect
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – Elimination of the buprenorphine waiver increased the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased the number of patients in whom buprenorphine treatment was initiated,...
Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study...
Biden Administration Calls for Greater Access to Overdose Antidote
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 – The White House on Wednesday launched a nationwide call for more training and better access to the lifesaving opioid overdose drug naloxone. Called the Challenge to Save...
Cannabis Does Not Impact Nonmedical Opioid Use in Opioid Use Disorder
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – For patients receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder (OUD), cannabis use is not associated with nonmedical opioid use, according to a systematic review and...
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...
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...
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) – Over 1 in 6 Americans, adults and teens alike, suffered a substance use disorder in 2022, new government data released Monday shows. In the survey, alcohol ...
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...
Drug Decriminalization Not Tied to Change in Fatal Drug Overdose Rates
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – There is no evidence of an association between legal changes that removed or substantially reduced criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon and Washington and...
Do Most Americans Know How to Help Loved Ones Battling Addictions? New Poll Says Yes
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – If a loved one were living with addiction, a majority of Americans say they would know how to get help. About 71% of 2,200 respondents to an American Psychiatric...
Opioid OD Rescue Drug Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdose, will be available on U.S. drugstore shelves and online starting next week. People who want to carry Narcan,...
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 – A bankruptcy deal that would have shielded the family behind the company that makes Oxycontin from civil lawsuits was temporarily blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court on...
One in Five With Opioid Use Disorder Receive Medications
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – About 20 percent of adults with past-year opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2021 received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a research letter published...
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