Tag: Addiction
Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Common Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine
Integrated behavioral health services may help address patient needs with opioid use disorder, the authors say
Adolescent Residential Addiction Facilities Largely Do Not Provide Buprenorphine
Few offer other evidence-based treatments
New Poll Shows U.S. Adults Find Cigarettes Most Unsafe, Addictive Substance
Despite this, one in five report using cigarettes daily
FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection for Opioid Use Disorder
Extended-release injection available in lower doses to be administered in health care settings by health care providers
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
Methadone dispensing up after 2020 without displacing use of buprenorphine
Racial, Ethnic Differences ID’d in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
More White than Black and Hispanic patients receive buprenorphine, naloxone, benzodiazepines in 180 days after index event
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach Beneficial for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
Eat, Sleep, Console care approach reduces the number of days until medical readiness for hospital discharge
Report IDs Those Likely to Receive Meds for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Persons receiving medication for opioid use disorder more likely to be older, White and to have public insurance
Physical Activity Interventions May Aid Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Review shows positive effects on cessation of substance use, aerobic capacity, depressive symptoms
2016 to 2022 Saw Initiation Rate of Buprenorphine Increase, Stabilize
Median monthly retention rate was 22.2 percent during January 2016 through April 2022
