MeSH tree: D02.522.675
Over the last 20 years, substance use-related deaths have more than doubled for women of reproductive age. Overdose deaths are now a leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., and in some states, the leading cause.
Sep 11, 2025
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The acquisition of opioid treatment programs by private equity investors is a growing national trend, prompting questions about the potential to expand access to methadone, a medication that can cut the risk for overdose ...
Sep 9, 2025
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A new study by University of Colorado Anschutz and Denver Health researchers, published in JAMA Network Open, introduces a more individualized approach to restarting methadone treatment for people with opioid use disorder. ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Fentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids (HPSOs) are the leading cause of opioid overdose deaths in the United States. These substances have changed the way that hospitals start medication to treat opioid use disorder ...
Aug 11, 2025
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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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A new opioid overdose study has identified several key risk factors associated with non-fatal overdoses, as well as a significantly higher overdose rate, drawing from a sample of people who use opioids in New Haven.
Jul 17, 2025
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Early recovery from drug addiction to opioids and stimulants is physically and mentally demanding, and a long road to recovery.
Jul 2, 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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