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Buprenorphine Prescribing for Medicaid Beneficiaries Down in 2020

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Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic

ED-Initiated Buprenorphine for OUD Often Not Sustained

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Many patients filling buprenorphine prescriptions written by emergency physicians do not subsequently fill prescriptions for the treatment

Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Low

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Past-year use lowest for adolescents and adults aged 50 years and older

Treatment Strategy Studied for Drug Use-Linked Infective Endocarditis

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Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of simulated treatment strategies for injection drug use-linked IE compared in modeling study

State Laws Linked to Very Small Changes in Opioid Prescribing

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Thirteen state laws each linked to change of less than 1 percent in proportion of patients receiving any opioid prescription

Mindfulness Intervention Cuts Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain

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Additional benefits include reductions in opioid dosing, emotional distress, and opioid craving

Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Reach Deal With U.S. States Over Opioid Crisis

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Sacklers will pay as much as $6 billion to assist communities harmed by the opioid crisis

Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement

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Money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis

Many U.S. Adults Receive Opioids and Dual Anxiolytic/Sedative

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Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy

Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy

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Quality improvement intervention used to reduce opioid prescribing at discharge for children undergoing an appendectomy