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Three Steps to Overcoming Obstacles to MAT

03/16/2020

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is widely considered the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) when combined with behavioral therapies. Yet the number of primary care providers practicing MAT remains stubbornly low. Medical...

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03/16/2020

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OUD Medication Patients Had Heightened Risk of Overdose Post-Treatment

03/05/2020

Besides showing that agonist medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) strongly protect against overdose death during treatment, a newly published data analysis has found that the period after medication treatment ends carries substantial...

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03/05/2020

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Initiative Targets Opioid Treatment, HIV Care in Hard-Hit Regions

03/02/2020

The New England and Appalachia regions have been immersed in addressing the opioid crisis for years, but by no means have found all the answers to maximizing crisis response. A multi-state initiative funded by the Health Resources and...

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03/02/2020

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Kratom Included in Areas of Concern in Trends Report

02/21/2020

Besides confirming its earlier reports of substantial increases in positive drug test rates for methamphetamine and rising co-occurrence of fentanyl with several drugs, the latest data from Millennium Health suggest increasing use of the...

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02/21/2020

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Researchers Report on New Development in Quest for Cocaine Vaccine

02/07/2020

Researchers who are exploring various vaccine approaches for drug addiction have reported discovering a new formulation that could have potential in addressing cocaine dependence. The vaccine has been tested only in mice to this...

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02/07/2020

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Painstaking Search for Existing Drugs to Treat Stimulant Addiction Continues

02/06/2020

The absence of an approved medication treatment for stimulant dependence has intensified the effort to identify existing drugs or drug combinations that could help reduce craving and improve treatment engagement. But history reminds that hype...

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02/06/2020

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Rx Summit Spotlight: Dual Focus on Opioids and Stimulants Grows Urgent

01/27/2020

The two main conclusions of the Emerging Threats Report 2019 from the National Emerging Threats Initiative (NETI) likely will not surprise many who are involved in anti-drug efforts: The trend that fueled the opioid crisis has peaked and...

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01/27/2020

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01/20/2020

The serious lung injuries that have been linked with use of vaping products can often be mistaken for other illnesses, leading to the potential for dangerous progression of the disease, suggests a case report published Jan. 11 in the Journal...

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01/20/2020

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Research Highlights Risk-Benefit Analysis Around Buprenorphine with Benzodiazepines

01/13/2020

Retention in treatment poses a significant challenge for patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), and a new study confirms that an approach that can improve treatment engagement for some patients also carries...

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01/13/2020

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Drug Test Results Signal Great Concern Over Methamphetamine Trend

01/10/2020

The latest comprehensive analysis of urine drug test data from Millennium Health suggests that the “stimulant crisis” many experts are predicting might actually be playing out more narrowly as a methamphetamine crisis.

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01/10/2020

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