New guidance aimed at helping standardize community overdose response and take-home naloxone kits across Canada has been published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The guidance is an important document to optimize ...
Aug 28, 2023
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A new study finds law enforcement officials play a critical role in launching programs designed to reduce the risk of repeat overdoses in people who use drugs. However, the study also raises concerns that law enforcement's ...
Aug 22, 2023
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A new analysis in the BMJ argues that UK government opposition to drug consumption rooms is rooted in societal stigma
Aug 22, 2023
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With opioid overdose deaths surging in the United States, many communities are in desperate need of solutions to bring down the body count. Among the most promising is strengthening prison reentry programs for highest-risk ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Millions of Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and millions more struggle with an addicted family member or friend, a new poll finds.
Aug 15, 2023
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When Denver Health wanted to open an inpatient opioid detox unit specifically for teens, doctors there searched high and low for a model to copy. They didn't find one.
Aug 12, 2023
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Whatever the opioid crisis calls to mind, it likely isn't pacifiers and diapers. But when 1 out of every 5 hospitalized infants receives opioids, and when some infants require methadone treatment, it's time to widen the scope. ...
Aug 8, 2023
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A study of health care workers (HCWs) found that registered nurses, social or behavioral health workers, and health care support workers were at increased risk for drug overdose death, suggesting the need to identify and ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, Ph.D., ...
Aug 7, 2023
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In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million people aged 18 years or older in the U.S. had opioid use disorder in the past year, yet only one in five of them (22%) received medications to treat it, according to a new study. Some groups ...
Aug 7, 2023
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