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The number of foster care entries attributable to parental drug use increased considerably from 2000 to 2017

Increase Seen in Foster Care Entries Due to Parental Drug Use

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Number and proportion of entries attributable to parental drug use increased from 2000 to 2017
Reduced household income and high incarceration rates are associated with drug-related deaths

High Incarceration Rates Tied to More Drug-Related Deaths

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Findings based on U.S. county-level data, independent of opioid prescription rates
Drug- and alcohol-related mortality is significantly higher than expected in the seven years following bariatric surgery

Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Higher After Bariatric Surgery

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Standardized mortality rates from substance use higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials

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Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
Only one-third of Philadelphia pharmacies carry naloxone nasal spray and many pharmacies require a physician's prescription

Naloxone Available in One in Three Philadelphia Pharmacies

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In chain stores, naloxone was more likely to be in stock and to be available without a prescription
Rates of treatment are low for parents with opioid use disorder or other substance use disorders

Treatment Rates Low for Parents With Opioid Use Disorder

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Many parents with opioid, substance use disorder are living with children; treatment rates are low
An increasing number of urine drug test results positive for cocaine or methamphetamine are also positive for nonprescribed fentanyl

Non-Rx Fentanyl Up in Urine Tests Positive for Other Drugs

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Significant increases seen in urine drug tests positive for cocaine and methamphetamine
Only state naloxone access laws allowing direct dispensing of naloxone by pharmacists appear to be useful in cutting fatal overdose rates

Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone

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However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
For adolescents and young adults

U.S. Death Rate From Drug Poisoning Up for Teens, Young Adults

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Significant increases seen in rates for whites, Asian/Pacific Islanders, blacks; in Midwest and Northeast
Barriers to accessing treatment for opioid use disorder need to be addressed to help curb the epidemic

Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Should Be Addressed

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Report IDs barriers such as separation of OUD treatment delivery settings from rest of medical care