Tag: Addiction
Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
The nasal spray version of naloxone will be available at select retailers for $44.99 for a box of two doses
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Yet, only 46 percent of those with addiction in their families say that person got treatment
Most People Initiating Opioid Rx Have Very Low Use Trajectory
Small proportion of people with sustained or increasing use were older, had more comorbidities, and used other analgesic drugs
One in Five With Opioid Use Disorder Receive Medications
Medications for OUD more likely for those with severe versus mild past-year OUD, receiving substance use treatment via telehealth
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
