Tag: Drug Abuse: Treatment / Solutions
Study Estimates Prevalence of Adolescents Identifying as Being in Recovery
1.4 percent had dual reported recovery and problem-resolving status, 2.5 percent had problem resolution only, 2.9 percent had recovery only
2016 to 2020 Saw Rise in Against-Medical-Advice Discharges for Opioid Admissions
Authors say one explanation for the trend is untreated withdrawal with more severe opioid use disorder
Self-Service Vending Machine Provides Harm Reduction Services
Vending machine dispenses naloxone, sharps containers, safer injection/smoking kits, pregnancy tests, HIV tests
Disparities in Filled Buprenorphine Rx Worse During Pandemic
At pandemic outset, significant decreases in buprenorphine prescription fills seen for Black, Hispanic patients, but not White patients
Buprenorphine Prescribing for Medicaid Beneficiaries Down in 2020
Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic
FDA Approves Higher-Dose Naloxone Hydrochloride Nasal Spray
8-mg dose of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray now approved with 2-mg and 4-mg doses
Few Ob-Gyns Can Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use
Obstetrician-gynecologists able to prescribe buprenorphine more likely located in the suburbs
Bill to Fight U.S. Opioid Crisis Signed Into Law
Treatment Model Linked to Drop in Post-Incarceration Overdoses
