Once-resistant rural court officials begin to embrace medications to treat addiction
Rachel Solomon and judges hadn't been on the best of terms. Then Judge O. Duane Slone "dumbfounded" her.
Jul 6, 2023
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Buprenorphine
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Easier access to opioid painkillers may reduce opioid-related deaths
Increasing access to prescription opioid painkillers may reduce opioid overdose deaths in the United States, according to a new Rutgers study.
Jun 27, 2023
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Treatment for opioid use disorder varies widely among states, study finds
Despite a national opioid overdose epidemic supercharged by a surge of illicit fentanyl, new research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals wide discrepancies among U.S. states in effectively treating opioid use ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Study finds assessment for opioid withdrawal doubles with use of automated prompt
A program nudging emergency department clinicians to identify and treat opioid use disorder was found to double assessment for opioid withdrawal and increase initiation of evidence-based treatment, a new study from the Perelman ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Teens rarely receive addiction medication in US treatment centers, reveals research
New research reveals that only one in four adolescent residential treatment centers across the United States provides a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, despite an ever-rising number of overdose deaths among ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Researchers look at opioid use disorder treatment through eyes of patients
Patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder if existing stigmas were reduced and more accessible payment support was readily available, a West Virginia University study finds.
Jun 6, 2023
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Researchers question law requiring CPS notification when medications for opioid use disorder are used during pregnancy
In the United States, federal legislation mandates that all states track data on all newborns who have been exposed to substances during pregnancy and ensure that a plan of Safe Care is created for each family. Yet each state ...
May 31, 2023
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State policies can boost use of anti-opioid medication
States that want to increase access to buprenorphine, a lifesaving medication used to treat opioid use disorder, should consider efforts to enhance professional education and clinician knowledge, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
May 26, 2023
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California's fentanyl problem is getting worse
California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug naloxone, as well as deliver medical ...
May 25, 2023
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Treatment for opioid use disorder rises after Medicare OKs methadone coverage
The use of methadone among Medicare beneficiaries to treat opioid use disorder increased sharply after the program began covering the drug, with evidence suggesting the change created new treatment rather than displacing ...
May 20, 2023
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