Treating Hepatis C Virus and Opioid Use Disorder Together Benefits Patients
This study found that:For people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who inject drugs, offering buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder at the same location as [...]
Opioid Use May Increase Susceptibility to Infection
This study found that:When an antiviral response was triggered in immune cells obtained from people with opioid use disorder (OUD), the expression of genes mediating [...]
Considerations for Deflection and First Responder Diversion Programs: Taking a Trauma-Informed Approach
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are an established, evidence-based measure of the medical and mental health consequences that can arise from exposure to trauma and [...]
Beyond counting bodies: Maine man creates Overdose Warning Network
by Abigail AdamsJanuary 19, 2017 WALPOLE, Maine — The data collection system Maine uses to track overdoses is “counting bodies after the fact,” according to [...]
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic FEBRUARY 14, 2019 • POLICY ANALYSIS NO. 864 By Jeffrey Miron, Greg Sollenberger, and Laura Nicolae [...]
Developmental Nicotine Exposure in Mice Affects Epigenetic Factors in the Brain Across Multiple Generations
This study reported that:Mice that were exposed to nicotine during early development and their offspring showed changes in the levels of epigenetic factors that regulate [...]
Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, NIH study finds
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National [...]
CDC Health Advisory: Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events
APA Style MLA Style AMA Style NIDA. 2021, September 20. CDC Health Advisory: Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases [...]
The ABCD Study Uncovers Relationships Between Socioeconomic Factors, Cognitive Abilities, and Brain Development
These studies found that:Children with greater access to resources, better social support, and better perinatal health had larger brain surface areas and higher cognitive scores, [...]
Recovery Residence Seeks Home in Nobleboro
Recovery Residence Seeks Home in Nobleboro Lincoln County News | August 26, 2021 at 2:40 pm Bisi Cameron Yee The Nobleboro Planning Board reviewed a change [...]