What the Buprenorphine X-Waiver Removal Means for Clinicians
AANP and AAPA Presidents discuss how elimination of the X-Waiver and patient caps for buprenorphine prescription for opioid use disorder will affect clinical practice.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
HIV Serostatus Affects Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade
Researchers sought to evaluate differences in immunologic markers between those with HIV and those at risk for HIV with opioid use disorder.
Is Indefinite Involuntary Commitment of Unhoused Mentally Ill the Solution?
“We don’t need more police incarceration; we need a brand new mental health system with the accompanying resources required to make it work once and for all,” notes Jim Anderson, MSPAS, PA-C.
Addiction Treatment Proponents Urge Rural Clinicians to Pitch in by Prescribing Medication
The number of US health care providers certified to prescribe buprenorphine more than doubled in the past 4 years, and treatment advocates hope to see that trend continue.
Narcan Nasal Spray Gets Priority Review for OTC Treatment of Opioid Overdose
If approved, the OTC nasal spray would deliver 4 mg of naloxone per spray.
Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment Program Identifies People at Risk for HIV
Innovative program helps manage stimulant use disorder and provides PrEP services and treatment to patients at risk for and living with HIV.
Why Is Methadone So Hard to Prescribe for Opioid Use Disorder?
Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, wonders if SAMHSA will make the methadone take-home flexibility program permanent.
Methamphetamines, Opiates, Cocaine, Cannabis Up Risk for A-Fib
Methamphetamine, cocaine, opiate, and cannabis exposure each associated with increased incidence of AF.
Telehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
More Medicare beneficiaries received OUD-related telehealth services, behavioral health-related telehealth services, meds for OUD.
Opioid Use Associated With Distal Esophageal Spasm and Hypercontractile Esophagus
Researchers sought to determine the effect of long-term opioid exposure on esophageal motility, using a large cohort.
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