Tag: Addiction
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions Down During Pandemic
Largest decreases seen in Native American, Black, and Hispanic individuals
Telehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
More Medicare beneficiaries received OUD-related telehealth services, behavioral health-related telehealth services, meds for OUD
FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
Gummies look like candy and can cause severe nicotine toxicity or death if young children eat them
Methamphetamine, Opioid Co-Use Tied to More Nonfatal Overdoses
Rural U.S. residents who use both drugs more likely to have nonfatal overdose than those who use either drug alone
Use of Medication Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder Increased 2010 to 2019
However, 86.6 percent of people with opioid use disorder are not receiving medication treatment
Hep C Reinfection Low Among People Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy
Rate of hepatitis C virus reinfection higher among people with recent injecting drug use
Polysubstance Use Common in Adults Seeking Substance Use Treatment
45.4 percent of biopsychosocial domain assessments reported more severe problems with drugs, 35.2 percent reported psychiatric problems
Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
However, despite declines from 2004 to 2020, substance use-related actions remain much higher than actions for physical, psychological impairment
During Pandemic, Growth of Clinicians With X-Waivers for Buprenorphine Prescribing Slowed
Survey of 126 clinicians helps pinpoint barriers to obtaining waivers, prescribing buprenorphine
Buprenorphine Underused for OUD, Particularly Polysubstance Use
Yet, study shows buprenorphine is effective in protecting against overdose in this population
