Medications
On-demand buprenorphine clinic reaches every corner of Oregon
In fall 2019, Oregon Health & Science University opened a clinic to provide same-day, walk-in access to proven medications to treat opioid use disorder.
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Medications
Diverted buprenorphine may help prepare people with opioid-use disorder for treatment
People addicted to and dependent on opioids who used buprenorphine not prescribed by a physician at the time they enter a treatment center are more likely to remain in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers ...
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Addiction
U.S. fatal drug overdoses rose again in 2021, but increase is slowing
Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, but at a slower pace, federal health officials reported Wednesday.
May 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
It's getting tougher to find Spanish-language mental health services in the U.S.
Mental health has become a hot topic during the pandemic, but some groups have been burdened by having too few services available even before the challenges of these past two years.
May 09, 2022
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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 02, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Substance abuse rose in the pandemic. That may explain our slow to return to work, study shows
The U.S. workforce has yet to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels, and researchers are shedding light on one factor that may be contributing to the labor shortage in the U.S.: substance abuse.
May 02, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
Significant reductions in cigarette use were found among U.S. adults with major depression, substance use disorder, or both from 2006 to 2019, according to a new analysis of nationally representative survey data published ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Addiction
Internal medicine physicians say White House strategy would improve treatment for substance use disorders
The 2022 National Drug Control Strategy released by the White House yesterday would expand substance use prevention and early intervention strategies and enable physicians to more effectively provide treatment to patients ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health visits in pediatric primary care
A new study describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric primary care mental health visits. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2022 Meeting, taking place ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Addiction
Expanded screening tool could improve substance use disorder diagnosis and treatment
Researchers from the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine have expanded a screening tool that could lead to more accurate and timely diagnoses—and therefore treatment—of substance use disorder.
Apr 21, 2022
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