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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...
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....
Methadone Tied to Lower Risk for Discontinuation Versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, according to a study...
Rate of Layperson-Administered Naloxone Increased From 2020 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The rate of layperson-administered naloxone (LAN) increased from 2020 to 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Christopher B. Gage, ...
More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 – More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained ...
Diverting Low-Level Criminals to Drug-Treatment Programs Instead of Jail Reaps Rewards
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – A Wisconsin program that sends suspects in minor drug-related crimes to treatment instead of jail is paying off, a new study shows. Researchers who evaluated the Madison Area...
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, ...
Upping Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug Might Work Better to Curb Addiction
FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 – Patients with opioid use disorder who receive higher doses of a drug to treat their addiction are more likely to have positive results, a new study finds. Daily doses ...
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.,...
Could Ozempic Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – In a finding that suggests Ozempic and Wegovy have powers that extend beyond weight loss, a new study finds the medications might also lower people’s risk of opioid o...
Problematic Pharmaceutical Opioid Use Common in Noncancer Pain
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – For individuals with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) treated with opioid analgesics, problematic pharmaceutical opioid use (POU) is common, according to a study published...
Implant Automatically Releases Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – A new implant could help prevent overdose deaths by automatically administering the OD-reversing drug naloxone, a new study shows. The implant, about the size of a stick...