Tag: Addiction
Integration of Opioid, Infectious Disease Treatment Needed
Expert panel recommends five action steps for treating opioid abuse and its intersecting epidemics
New Screening Tool Developed to Assess Tanning Addiction
Use of tool finds tan addiction tied to female gender, being single, anxiety, obsessive-compulsiveness
FDA Approves Once-Monthly Injection for Opioid Addiction
Sublocade has been shown to reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms and the desire to use opioids
RSNA: IV-SUD Complications Prevalent in Emergency Radiology
Mortality significantly higher for patients with positive imaging diagnosis of IV-SUD complications
Immediate Access to Opioid Agonists Found Cost-Effective
Findings among patients with opioid use disorder in publicly-funded treatment facilities
XR Naltrexone, Sublingual BUP-NX Deemed Equally Effective
Difficulty initiating XR-NTX accounts for difference in relapse rates in intent-to-treat population
Opioid Manufacturers to Provide Doctor Training
74 manufacturers of immediate-release opioids notified that drugs will be subject to requirements
ADHD Rx Associated With a Lower Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Linked to a 35 percent lower risk among men and 31 percent lower risk among women
APA: Americans Believe Tx Not Punishment Best for Opioid Crisis
Poll finds 58 percent for prioritizing access to treatment; 26 percent for more punishment
PAS: Buprenorphine Beneficial in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Sublingual buprenorphine linked to shorter duration of treatment, length of hospital stay
