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Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use
A long-acting antiretroviral treatment (LA-ART) given every four to eight weeks, and delivered with comprehensive support services, suppressed HIV in people who were previously not virologically suppressed. This is according to an ongoing demonstration study [...]
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in prescribing
The proportion of opioid overdose deaths involving buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, did not increase in the months after prescribing flexibilities were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to [...]
NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
To address the overdose crisis in the United States, the National Institutes of Health has established a research network that will test harm reduction strategies in different community settings to inform efforts to help save [...]
Most reported substance use among adolescents held steady in 2022
The percentage of adolescents reporting substance use in 2022 largely held steady after significantly declining in 2021, according to the latest results from the Monitoring the Future survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes [...]
Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder markedly increased between 2011 and 2022
The incidence rate of infective endocarditis – a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves – among patients with cocaine use disorder or opioid use disorder increased from 2011 to 2022, with the [...]
Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder markedly increased between 2011 to 2022
The incidence rate of infective endocarditis – a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves – among patients with cocaine use disorder or opioid use disorder increased from 2011 to 2022, with the [...]
Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children
A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory compared to [...]
Heart medication shows potential as treatment for alcohol use disorder
A medication for heart problems and high blood pressure may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues. The [...]
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence
What: Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early [...]
Increased Use of Telehealth for OUD Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated overdose, according to a new study. Published today in JAMA Psychiatry, [...]
- 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
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Opioid agonist treatment and risk of mortality during opioid overdose public health emergency: population based retrospective cohort study
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m772 (Published 31 March 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m772 Lindsay A Pearce, project coordinator1, Jeong Eun Min, senior statistician1, Micah Piske, project coordinator1, Haoxuan Zhou, statistician1, Fahmida Homayra, statistician1, Amanda Slaunwhite, senior [...]
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
September 14, 2020 A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. The research, published today in Molecular Psychiatry, was co-authored by Nora D. [...]
Oregon Ballot Initiative Would Decriminalize Low-Level Possession of All Drugs
Measure 110 would reduce felony convictions for drug possession by an estimated 95 percent. MAX DUNAT | 8.21.2020 1:30 PM (Ded Mityay | Dreamstime.com) Voters in Oregon will have the chance to approve an ambitious criminal [...]
Study: Too Many Barriers to Opioid Use Treatment, Especially for Pregnant Women
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Last updated: 22 Aug 2020 ~ 2 MIN READ A new study suggests it is very difficult for women, particularly those who are pregnant, to be accepted into [...]
Switzerland Fights Heroin with Heroin
This is the second in our series exploring how Switzerland has dealt with opioid addiction in different — and sometimes controversial — ways cutting overdose deaths and related infections. By Taylor Knopf GENEVA and [...]
Opioids, Inc. (2020) – Frontline
Pushing opioids. Bribing doctors. Making millions. FRONTLINE and the Financial Times investigate how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller up to 100 times stronger than morphine — and how some [...]
The COVID Pandemic Could Lead to 75,000 Additional Deaths from Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Suicide
Report Calls for Increased Investment to Improve Access to High Quality Mental Health Services Access Full Analysis Here Oakland, Calif. (May 8, 2020) – Alongside the thousands of deaths from COVID-19, the growing epidemic of [...]
Buprenorphine Related Deaths Up 129% in Maine
I wrote a controversial post (see below) in the end of 2019 as prescribing practices in Maine underwent a seismic shift allowing patients not yet stabilized on suboxone to receive seven to thirty day prescriptions [...]
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Jails and Prisons
Originally Published: 04/23/2020 Post Date: 04/30/2020 by Pew Trust Summary/Abstract The most effective therapy for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) involves the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved medications;methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Despite evidence that this [...]
