Tag: Addiction
Mortality Up for Opioid Addicts Not Treated in Addiction Clinics
                    Those treated in primary care, hospitals twice as likely to die as those treated in addiction centers                
            Unusual Amnestic Syndrome Seen With Opioid Abuse
                    Drug abuse may cause an unusual short-term memory syndrome                
            Gene May ID Patients Needing Higher Doses of Methadone
                    Specific gene affects patients with African ancestry                
            AMA Highlights Role of Patient Shame in Opioid Disorders
                    Webinar on patient shame forms part of Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies                
            Opioid Use Disorder, Heroin Use Up Among Young Adults
                    Study also finds abuse of opioids often precedes heroin use                
            Internet Addiction May Indicate Other Mental Health Issues
                    Over-reliance on the web possibly linked to depression, anxiety, and impulsivity in college kids                
            Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use in Medicare Patients Low
                    Prescribers represent less than 2 percent of the 381,575 prescribers with 56.5 million opioid claims                
            Rapid HIV Transmission Seen in Injection Drug Users in Rural U.S.
                    Indiana case offers a lesson for other rural communities                
            Meds to Treat Opioid Addiction Significantly Underused
                    In 2013, just 17 percent were given medications like naltrexone after hospital discharge                
            Naltrexone ER Injection Cuts Opioid Relapse Rate in Inmates
                    Lower rate of relapse compared with usual treatment in trial involving criminal justice offenders                
             
                