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02/24/2022
With opioid-related diagnoses among pregnant women documented at delivery, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that it has collaborated with clinicians, researchers, and policy makers to develop a standard...
With opioid-related diagnoses among pregnant women documented at delivery, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that it has collaborated with clinicians, researchers, and policy makers to develop a standard...
With opioid-related diagnoses...
02/24/2022
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01/21/2022
Between June 2016 and May 2021, buprenorphine use in correctional settings increased 224-fold in the United States, according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open. Despite the substantial increase, buprenorphine treatment is still...
Between June 2016 and May 2021, buprenorphine use in correctional settings increased 224-fold in the United States, according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open. Despite the substantial increase, buprenorphine treatment is still...
Between June 2016 and May 2021,...
01/21/2022
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01/19/2022
In a study of 2 rural Massachusetts jails, risk of recidivism after leaving jail was found to be lower among those with opioid use disorder who were offered buprenorphine during their incarceration vs. those who were not.
In a study of 2 rural Massachusetts jails, risk of recidivism after leaving jail was found to be lower among those with opioid use disorder who were offered buprenorphine during their incarceration vs. those who were not.
In a study of 2 rural...
01/19/2022
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01/12/2022
Opioid overdose-involved deaths among Americans over the age of 55 have increased 10-fold since 1999, and older Black men in particular have been disproportionately impacted, according to a study published this week by JAMA Network Open.
Opioid overdose-involved deaths among Americans over the age of 55 have increased 10-fold since 1999, and older Black men in particular have been disproportionately impacted, according to a study published this week by JAMA Network Open.
Opioid overdose-involved deaths...
01/12/2022
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01/07/2022
Warriors Heart, the Texas-based program that treats active duty military, veterans, first responders, and EMTs/paramedics, has announced the launch of a new extended recovery program to facilitate patient transitions to life after treatment.
Warriors Heart, the Texas-based program that treats active duty military, veterans, first responders, and EMTs/paramedics, has announced the launch of a new extended recovery program to facilitate patient transitions to life after treatment.
Warriors Heart, the Texas-based...
01/07/2022
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10/16/2021
In a presentation delivered Saturday during the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit, associate director Sarah VanDoren and victims services program coordinator Emily Hitchcock, LMHC, walked attendees through Cayuga Counseling Services’ Children...
In a presentation delivered Saturday during the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit, associate director Sarah VanDoren and victims services program coordinator Emily Hitchcock, LMHC, walked attendees through Cayuga Counseling Services’ Children...
In a presentation delivered...
10/16/2021
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09/30/2021
Trish Caldwell, MFT, explored the impact of trauma on families of young adults suffering from substance use disorder and provided guidance for enlisting the help of loved ones in the recovery process during a session presented on Thursday at...
Trish Caldwell, MFT, explored the impact of trauma on families of young adults suffering from substance use disorder and provided guidance for enlisting the help of loved ones in the recovery process during a session presented on Thursday at...
Trish Caldwell, MFT, explored...
09/30/2021
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09/08/2021
In the opening keynote of the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, and Zina Rodriguez, MSW, CDE, discussed the need for providing culturally competent treatment for persons of color and ways practitioners can...
In the opening keynote of the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, and Zina Rodriguez, MSW, CDE, discussed the need for providing culturally competent treatment for persons of color and ways practitioners can...
In the opening keynote of the...
09/08/2021
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09/07/2021
A diversion program launched by the Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department reduced recidivism rates within 6 months among individuals who completed the program, per findings from a study recently published by researchers at the University of...
A diversion program launched by the Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department reduced recidivism rates within 6 months among individuals who completed the program, per findings from a study recently published by researchers at the University of...
A diversion program launched by...
09/07/2021
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08/31/2021
While overall drug use among young people ages 10 to 14 remained relatively stable before and during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found shifts in the types of substances being used, with alcohol use declining as...
While overall drug use among young people ages 10 to 14 remained relatively stable before and during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found shifts in the types of substances being used, with alcohol use declining as...
While overall drug use among...
08/31/2021
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