Provider Stigma in Treating Heroin Addiction: How Can We Eliminate It?
Clinicians working with people with opioid use disorder can help to decrease the stigma and bias against these individuals.
Addiction
Clinical Guideline on Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment for Severe Opioid Use Disorder
The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse National Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Steering Committee has released a new guideline on the use of injectable opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder.
How Restrictions on Methadone Can Result in Patient Harm
Restrictions on prescribing methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone pose a significant barrier to effective treatment of patients with opioid use disorder.
Cognitive Therapy Effective for Internet Game Addiction
Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy helpful for treating a range of internet addictions.
Prescription Opioid Use Up Among Binge Drinkers
More than half of those who misused prescription opioids in 2012 to 2014 were binge drinkers.
Most Patients at High Risk of Opiate Overdose Do Not Receive Naloxone Rx
Only 1.5% of high-risk patients are prescribed naloxone upon ED or inpatient discharge.
Heroin Overdose ED Visits Decreased From 2017 to 2018
Decreases not consistent across states, with significant increases in Illinois, Indiana, Utah.
CDC Identifies Drugs Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths
Oxycodone, heroin, and fentanyl ranked first in 2011, 2012-2015, 2016; cocaine ranked second or third.
US Senate Passes Opioids Bill
Comprehensive bipartisan package earmarks billions of dollars to fight opioid abuse in the United States.
Alcohol Is Leading Risk Factor for Global Disease Burden
Alcohol accounted for 2.2 and 6.8% of age-standardized female and male deaths in 2016.
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