Addiction
Opiate overdoses linked to poor mental health
The opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people in disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.
May 27, 2021
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Medications
Opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among Indigenous Americans over past decade
The opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among American Indian and Alaska Native communities over the past decade, finds one of the first studies of its kind published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
May 2, 2022
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Medications
Costs of US prescription opioid epidemic estimated at $78.5 billion
Prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence carries high costs for American society, with an estimated total economic burden of $78.5 billion, according to a study in the October issue of Medical Care.
Sep 14, 2016
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Medications
Medications to treat opioid use disorders—new guideline from the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Medications play an important role in managing patients with opioid use disorders, but there are not enough physicians with the knowledge and ability to use these often-complex treatments. New evidence-based recommendations ...
Sep 24, 2015
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Addiction
Addiction medicine consults help patients with substance use disorder live longer
In-hospital addiction medicine consultations can reduce deaths in high-risk patients with substance use disorder, according to a new study published in theJournal of General Internal Medicine by University of Pittsburgh physicians. This ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Medications
Expert says opioid epidemic is even worse than we thought
In the last two decades, drug overdoses have slowly overtaken motor vehicle fatalities as the leading cause of death in the United States. In Virginia alone, the Office of the Attorney General estimates that more than 900 ...
Aug 22, 2016
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Fentanyl drives rise in opioid-linked deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic, is a key player in America's continuing epidemic of opioid-related overdose deaths, two new studies report.
Aug 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers call for more resources to combat opioid epidemic
More funding is needed to address the opioid epidemic that is projected to cost the U.S. economy $200 billion by 2020, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Apr 27, 2018
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Medications
Cocaine deaths up in US, and opioids are a big part of it
U.S. health officials say cocaine overdose deaths have been rising.
May 2, 2019
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Medications
Why it's easier to be prescribed an opioid painkiller than the treatment for opioid addiction
Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to those addicted to opioids ...
May 31, 2016
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