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Opioid Overdose Risk Is High After Medical Treatment Ends, Study Finds News
People with opioid addiction face a high risk of overdose after ending treatment, even when treated for 18 months, a Columbia study has found. [...]
Primary care management of opioid use disorders
Primary care management of opioid use disorders Abstinence, methadone, or buprenorphine-naloxone? Anita Srivastava, MD CCFP MSc Associate Professor in the Department of Family and [...]
Landmark Study Identifies Six Genetic Markers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Risk
Findings Implicate Novel Biological Pathways in PTSD, Advancing Understanding of Prevention and Treatment Collaborative Effort Greatly Accelerated, Expanded Scope of Study to Examine [...]
Marijuana and America’s Health: Questions and Issues for Policy Makers
Watch the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearingChairman Cornyn, Co-Chairwoman Feinstein and members of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, we appreciate the opportunity [...]
MAT Program to work with justice system
MAT program to work with justice system GINA HAMILTON Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:00pm Two Bridges Regional Jail. File photo Two Bridges Regional Jail is [...]
Jail Starts Treatment and Reentry Program with 10 Inmates
September 11, 2019 at 9:36 am Jessica Clifford Two Bridges Regional Jail started its medication-assisted treatment and reentry program the week of Aug. 12 with 10 [...]
Proposal to ban residences on Augusta’s Western Avenue rejected
Some west side of Augusta residents are seeking to limit what they say is an increasing number of group homes moving into their neighborhoods. [...]
‘We Believe People Can Change,’ Jail Head Says of Treatment Program
The head administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail believes a new medication-assisted treatment and reentry program for inmates with addiction can facilitate successful recovery [...]
Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Figure 1. Fatal Opioid Overdose Classes by County Note: Classes are based on absolute fatal overdose rates in 2014–2016 and the change in rates between [...]