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Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose
Courtesy of NIDA A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that treatment of opioid use disorder with either methadone or buprenorphine following a nonfatal opioid overdose is associated with significant reductions in opioid related mortality. [...]
Special journal issue highlights ABCD brain study
A special issue of the journal Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience features more than a dozen articles related to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, a landmark study on brain development and child health led by [...]
Analysis of insurance coverage for back pain shows missed opportunities to prescribe non-opioid medications
NIDA Press Office301-443-6245media@nida.nih.gov About the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports [...]
Full survey of annual teen drug use now available with additional data
Courtesy of University of Michigan The complete volume of the 2017 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) teen drug use and behavior survey results is now available online with never before seen highlights about drug use [...]
Higher rate of substance use among Native American youth on reservations
Courtesy of NIDA A survey comparing drug use among Native American youth living on or near reservations to a national sample of American youth found that Native American youth report substantially higher use of alcohol, [...]
Method to identify undetected drug suicides wins top NIDA Addiction Science Award
A project that identified and tested a bioinformatics program that can help identify underreported suicides linked to drug overdoses was awarded the first-place distinction at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—the world’s [...]
FDA approves first medication to reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms
Courtesy of US WorldMeds, LLC. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce that lofexidine, the first medication for use in reducing symptoms associated with [...]
Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action
Fluorescence micrograph of a neuronal cell body showing the location of opioid receptor activation detected by the new biosensor immediately before (left panel) and 20 seconds after (right panel) application of morphine. Arrow points to [...]
Maine can’t afford to play politics during the opioid epidemic
George Danby | BDN By Matthew Braun, Special to the BDN • May 3, 2018 9:33 am Maine lost 418 people to treatable drug overdoses in 2017, a number that the Margaret Chase Smith Policy [...]
De Blasio Moves to Bring Safe Injection Sites to New York City
By William Neuman May 3, 2018 Mayor Bill de Blasio is championing a plan that would make New York City a pioneer in creating supervised injection sites for illegal drug users, part of a [...]
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
ENSO Recovery News
Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy
Long awaited Slide show of the full powerpoint presentaion by Andrew Tatarsky, Ph.D at USM in 2017 hosted by The Choopers Foundation.
This CDC map of opioid overdoses shows major changes in emergency room visits
03.07.18 Emergency rooms across the United States are becoming increasingly overburdened by the opioid crisis, according to new data from the CDC. Out of 16 states that reported statistics as part of the health agency’s [...]
ENSO Recovery to Implement Acupuncture
ENSO Recovery Investigates Acupuncture as an adjunct modality in treating opioid use disorder and co-occurring disorders
Mike Sauschuck, Portland Police, & Tim Cheney, ENSO Recovery, to Present at Inaugural PTAC Conference
Portland Police Chief Mike Sauscheck and ENSO Recovery (Portland & Sanford) founder Tim Cheney will speak at the Plenary Luncheon. 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Plenary Luncheon Harm Reduction and PAD Tim Cheney, ENSO Recovery [...]
ENSO Recovery Staff Dinner
February 3, 2018 We are launched! Grateful to be a member of this committed team of compassionate professionals who dedicate their lives to touching the lives of those who have lost so much. — eating dinner at Muddy Rudder Restaurant.
