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Routinely offering and initiating medication-based treatment for those with opioid use disorder has the potential to save lives in health care settings throughout the country, according to the authors of a new study from ...
Jul 31, 2025
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Opioid use disorder (OUD) medication treatment saves lives, yet fewer than one‐third of people with OUD receive evidence‐based treatment with medication.
Jul 29, 2025
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Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 8, 2025
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Drug overdose is the number one cause of accidental death in Connecticut, where someone is more likely to die from a drug overdose than from a car accident.
May 30, 2025
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Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl.
May 27, 2025
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Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University ...
May 6, 2025
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The massive national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new University of Michigan ...
May 2, 2025
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For expectant mothers struggling with opioid use disorder, the stigma surrounding addiction can make it difficult to seek help.
May 1, 2025
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Pregnant women living with opioid use disorder (OUD) and their infants had significantly better health outcomes when treated with buprenorphine, according to a new study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Emory University's ...
Apr 25, 2025
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The same chemicals and receptors that control the sensation of pain in the opioid system also play a role in regulating social behavior. The body produces natural opioid substances which are drawn to receptors throughout ...
Apr 11, 2025
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