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Only One-Quarter of Adults Who Needed Opioid Use Disorder Meds in 2022 Received Them
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Only one-quarter of adults who needed opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in 2022 received medications for OUD, according to research published in the June 27 issue of the...
About One-Third of Mental Health Facilities Offer Meds for Opioid Addiction
THURSDAY, June 20, 2024 – About one-third of community outpatient mental health treatment facilities (MHTFs) offer medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a study published online...
Most Outpatient Mental Health Clinics Don't Offer Opioid Addiction Meds
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Only a third of outpatient mental health facilities offer medications essential for treating opioid addiction, a new study finds. Standard care for treating people with...
321,566 Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in 2011 to 2021
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – From 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose in the United States, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry....
Rapid Procedure Noninferior for Extended-Release Naltrexone Initiation
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), a rapid procedure (RP) is noninferior to a standard procedure for initiation of extended-release (XR) naltrexone, according to a...
How Mindfulness Could Help Folks Quit Opioids
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 — Using mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows. The approach helps folks how to deal w...
Rural Americans Are Going Without Meds to Fight Opioid, Alcohol Addictions
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 — Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals. Naltrexone treats both opioid u...
Factors Identified for Integrative Health and Medicine Use in Chronic Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Factors associated with engagement in integrative health and medicine (IHM) and nonpharmacologic modalities versus opioids have been identified for adults with chronic pain,...
Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows. Children born to...
2016 to 2020 Saw Rise in Against-Medical-Advice Discharges for Opioid Admissions
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – Before-medically-advised (BMA) discharges increased to one in six patients from 2016 to 2020 for admissions with opioid use disorder (OUD) and an injection-related...
Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Methamphetamine abuse has long plagued the gay community, but a new study finds that any form of substance abuse treatment can help users quit. In a news release, University...
Do Most Americans Know How to Help Loved Ones Battling Addictions? New Poll Says Yes
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – If a loved one were living with addiction, a majority of Americans say they would know how to get help. About 71% of 2,200 respondents to an American Psychiatric...
Opioid OD Rescue Drug Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdose, will be available on U.S. drugstore shelves and online starting next week. People who want to carry Narcan,...
One in Five With Opioid Use Disorder Receive Medications
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – About 20 percent of adults with past-year opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2021 received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a research letter published...
Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 – The U.S. opioid abuse epidemic wages on, and overdose deaths continue to rise, yet just 1 in 5 people receives potentially lifesaving medication such as methadone,...
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