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10/16/2019
Physicians are finding themselves caught in two dilemmas affecting them at the same time: the need to better understand treatment options for patients with opioid use disorders, and the issue of how to assist pain patients who suddenly feel...
Physicians are finding themselves caught in two dilemmas affecting them at the same time: the need to better understand treatment options for patients with opioid use disorders, and the issue of how to assist pain patients who suddenly feel...
Physicians are finding...
10/16/2019
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10/09/2019
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's decision nearly seven years ago to break from tradition among industry peers by implementing extended medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) within a 12-Step environment has received...
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's decision nearly seven years ago to break from tradition among industry peers by implementing extended medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) within a 12-Step environment has received...
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's...
10/09/2019
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10/04/2019
A report released this week by Drug Strategies, a not-for-profit research institute, and Shatterproof, a not-for-profit addiction treatment advocacy group, identifies the 11 states hit hardest by a surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths...
A report released this week by Drug Strategies, a not-for-profit research institute, and Shatterproof, a not-for-profit addiction treatment advocacy group, identifies the 11 states hit hardest by a surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths...
A report released this week by...
10/04/2019
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09/26/2019
Hampden County, Massachusetts Sheriff Nicholas Cocchi comfortably talks treatment, in a manner that reflects the dramatic changes in how leaders in corrections are viewing the population of inmates with substance use disorders. One of seven...
Hampden County, Massachusetts Sheriff Nicholas Cocchi comfortably talks treatment, in a manner that reflects the dramatic changes in how leaders in corrections are viewing the population of inmates with substance use disorders. One of seven...
Hampden County, Massachusetts...
09/26/2019
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09/23/2019
Hospitalizations for a serious cardiac complication related to drug abuse increased substantially between 2002 and 2016, with the Midwest seeing the greatest increases nationally, a study released last week by the Cleveland Clinic shows.
Hospitalizations for a serious cardiac complication related to drug abuse increased substantially between 2002 and 2016, with the Midwest seeing the greatest increases nationally, a study released last week by the Cleveland Clinic shows.
Hospitalizations for a serious...
09/23/2019
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09/20/2019
A Toronto-based company is looking to have an impact on the treatment of opioid addiction by exploring the potential of psychedelics, an area of study that to this point has seen more intense activity in the mental health field. Mind...
A Toronto-based company is looking to have an impact on the treatment of opioid addiction by exploring the potential of psychedelics, an area of study that to this point has seen more intense activity in the mental health field. Mind...
A Toronto-based company is...
09/20/2019
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09/13/2019
Newly published research highlights serious medical outcomes associated with misuse of prescription stimulants, with administration of the drugs by injection associated with the most adverse effects.
Newly published research highlights serious medical outcomes associated with misuse of prescription stimulants, with administration of the drugs by injection associated with the most adverse effects.
Newly published research...
09/13/2019
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09/11/2019
Taking the term “meeting patients where they're at” to another level, a leading provider of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in Rhode Island is using a 37-foot mobile medical unit to visit underserved areas of the state with high numbers...
Taking the term “meeting patients where they're at” to another level, a leading provider of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in Rhode Island is using a 37-foot mobile medical unit to visit underserved areas of the state with high numbers...
Taking the term “meeting...
09/11/2019
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08/29/2019
Bari Platter, MS, RN, received an important reminder of the unknowns around cannabidiol (CBD) when someone recommended to her mother that she take edible CBD for pain she was experiencing before surgery. Platter, a clinical nurse specialist...
Bari Platter, MS, RN, received an important reminder of the unknowns around cannabidiol (CBD) when someone recommended to her mother that she take edible CBD for pain she was experiencing before surgery. Platter, a clinical nurse specialist...
Bari Platter, MS, RN, received...
08/29/2019
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08/27/2019
New York City officials believe the city's comprehensive effort to stem opioid overdose is making a difference, as they released data this week showing the first decline in drug overdose deaths in eight years.
New York City officials believe the city's comprehensive effort to stem opioid overdose is making a difference, as they released data this week showing the first decline in drug overdose deaths in eight years.
New York City officials believe...
08/27/2019
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