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10/30/2018
AmeriHealth Caritas officials say a multifaceted initiative is leading to less opioid prescribing and wider use of medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
AmeriHealth Caritas officials say a multifaceted initiative is leading to less opioid prescribing and wider use of medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
AmeriHealth Caritas officials...
10/30/2018
Addiction Professional
10/24/2018
The focus of a state task force member's research into hepatitis C treatment involves more closely integrating medication treatment for opioid addiction and hep C.
The focus of a state task force member's research into hepatitis C treatment involves more closely integrating medication treatment for opioid addiction and hep C.
The focus of a state task force...
10/24/2018
Addiction Professional
10/22/2018
An open-label study found that opioid-dependent individuals stayed in treatment longer and had fewer opioid-positive drug screens when on injectable naltrexone, as opposed to the oral formulation of the drug.
An open-label study found that opioid-dependent individuals stayed in treatment longer and had fewer opioid-positive drug screens when on injectable naltrexone, as opposed to the oral formulation of the drug.
An open-label study found that...
10/22/2018
Addiction Professional
10/05/2018
Research into the unique nature of memories associated with methamphetamine use is raising hopes for a drug treatment for meth dependence.
Research into the unique nature of memories associated with methamphetamine use is raising hopes for a drug treatment for meth dependence.
Research into the unique nature...
10/05/2018
Addiction Professional
09/21/2018
The Mountainside treatment facility in Connecticut is making early inroads with injectable buprenorphine as another option for blocking patients' opioid receptors.
The Mountainside treatment facility in Connecticut is making early inroads with injectable buprenorphine as another option for blocking patients' opioid receptors.
The Mountainside treatment...
09/21/2018
Addiction Professional
09/21/2018
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD, examines how myths, policies, and practices contributed to a crisis in her new book, "Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop."
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD, examines how myths, policies, and practices contributed to a crisis in her new book, "Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop."
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD,...
09/21/2018
Addiction Professional
09/17/2018
A rodent study that more closely approximated humans' drug use patterns adds to the evidence of the orexin system's role in cocaine addiction.
A rodent study that more closely approximated humans' drug use patterns adds to the evidence of the orexin system's role in cocaine addiction.
A rodent study that more closely...
09/17/2018
Addiction Professional
09/11/2018
Quest Diagnostics' analysis of drug monitoring data finds several areas of potential concern, including for patients being treated in specialty substance use settings.
Quest Diagnostics' analysis of drug monitoring data finds several areas of potential concern, including for patients being treated in specialty substance use settings.
Quest Diagnostics' analysis of...
09/11/2018
Addiction Professional
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09/11/2018
A new study indicates that only about one in four young people with opioid use disorders receives one of the approved medications as part of treatment.
A new study indicates that only about one in four young people with opioid use disorders receives one of the approved medications as part of treatment.
A new study indicates that only...
09/11/2018
Addiction Professional
08/29/2018
Animal research focusing on an orphan receptor in the brain shows promising results regarding a potential target in alcohol dependence treatment.
Animal research focusing on an orphan receptor in the brain shows promising results regarding a potential target in alcohol dependence treatment.
Animal research focusing on an...
08/29/2018
Addiction Professional

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