CDC: ‘Tips’ Campaign Has Helped a Number of Smokers Quit
More than 9 million smokers have attempted to quit because of Tips from Former Smokers Campaign.
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Therapy Focusing on Mindfulness, Interoception Improves Outcomes for Women With Substance Use Disorder
These findings are consistent with emerging neurocognitive models linking interoception to emotion regulation and related health outcomes, providing valuable input in improving substance use disorder treatment.
Rapid Decreasing Heroin Use During Opioid Substitution Treatment Associated With Treatment Success
In patients receiving opioid substitution treatment for opioid use disorder (mainly involving heroin), those exhibiting a rapid decline in heroin use were found to be more likely to have successful treatment outcomes.
Wearable Device Cleared for Use During Opioid Detoxification
Electrical pulses are sent through small needles that are inserted in the ear to combat the early stages of detoxification, leading to stabilization.
FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Online Sales of Opioids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to 9 online companies selling illegal opioid medications on 53 websites, in direct violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
AAFP Joins Call on FDA to Reduce Nicotine Content in Cigarettes
AAFP and other signatories also call on FDA to apply the proposal to other combustible tobacco products
FDA Approves Non-Opioid Treatment for Opioid Withdrawal
Lucemyra is an oral selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor agonist
Helping to End Addiction: NIH Initiative Addresses Opioid Epidemic
National Institutes of Health Director, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, announced on April 4, 2018 the launch of the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term Initiative.
When patients need services that don’t exist
It can be difficult to care for complex patients when they need services that do not exist.
Could “safe consumption sites” help the heroin epidemic in the US?
“Safe consumption sites” are medically-supervised venues where heroin users can inject heroin in clean, safe, and medically-supervised facilities.
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