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10/18/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
OUD patients who initiated buprenorphine treatment through telehealth have been found more likely to remain engaged with treatment longer than those who began treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new NIDA study.
OUD patients who initiated buprenorphine treatment through telehealth have been found more likely to remain engaged with treatment longer than those who began treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new NIDA study.
OUD patients who initiated...
10/18/2023
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10/13/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A new study by researchers at Bournemouth University shows a link between various forms of technology addiction and traits of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even among adults who have not been diagnosed with ADHD.
A new study by researchers at Bournemouth University shows a link between various forms of technology addiction and traits of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even among adults who have not been diagnosed with ADHD.
A new study by researchers at...
10/13/2023
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10/10/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Addiction to ultra-processed foods is estimated to affect 14% of adults and 12% of children, and behaviors around ultra-processed food could meet the diagnosis for substance use disorder in some individuals, according to new research.
Addiction to ultra-processed foods is estimated to affect 14% of adults and 12% of children, and behaviors around ultra-processed food could meet the diagnosis for substance use disorder in some individuals, according to new research.
Addiction to ultra-processed...
10/10/2023
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News
10/06/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Practitioners must be aware of concurrent use of non-prescribed, illicit substances that can negatively impact treatment and potentially harm patients being treated with medications for opioid use disorder, says Millennium Health Director of...
Practitioners must be aware of concurrent use of non-prescribed, illicit substances that can negatively impact treatment and potentially harm patients being treated with medications for opioid use disorder, says Millennium Health Director of...
Practitioners must be aware of...
10/06/2023
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10/03/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
About one-third of Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive treatment, and certain demographic groups were disproportionately impacted, according to a recent HHS report.
About one-third of Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive treatment, and certain demographic groups were disproportionately impacted, according to a recent HHS report.
About one-third of Medicaid...
10/03/2023
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News
09/29/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A study published this week found no evidence of an association between the decriminalization of small amounts of controlled substances and fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon and Washington.
A study published this week found no evidence of an association between the decriminalization of small amounts of controlled substances and fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon and Washington.
A study published this week...
09/29/2023
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News
09/26/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Brooke Schaefer, director of perinatal substance use disorder programs for Community Health Network in Pendleton, Indiana, discusses best practices for treating pregnant patients with substance use disorders and how practitioners can be...
Brooke Schaefer, director of perinatal substance use disorder programs for Community Health Network in Pendleton, Indiana, discusses best practices for treating pregnant patients with substance use disorders and how practitioners can be...
Brooke Schaefer, director of...
09/26/2023
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News
09/22/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Strong, rapidly fluctuating magnetic field pulses may help improve self-control and reduce nicotine cravings, according to a University of Missouri School of Medicine study.
Strong, rapidly fluctuating magnetic field pulses may help improve self-control and reduce nicotine cravings, according to a University of Missouri School of Medicine study.
Strong, rapidly fluctuating...
09/22/2023
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Perspectives
09/20/2023
National Recovery Month provides a chance to celebrate those who are recovering from a substance use or mental health condition, and educate friends and colleagues about these conditions, the potential for recovery, and the hope that it can...
National Recovery Month provides a chance to celebrate those who are recovering from a substance use or mental health condition, and educate friends and colleagues about these conditions, the potential for recovery, and the hope that it can...
National Recovery Month provides...
09/20/2023
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09/18/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Inclusion in polysubstance use and a spread from the eastern half of the United States to the West—similar to that of fentanyl—emerged as key observations from a new report on xylazine released by Millennium Health.
Inclusion in polysubstance use and a spread from the eastern half of the United States to the West—similar to that of fentanyl—emerged as key observations from a new report on xylazine released by Millennium Health.
Inclusion in polysubstance use...
09/18/2023
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