Tag: Drug Abuse
CDC: Needle Exchange Program Usage Up Significantly
Yet, many drug users still share needles sometimes, researchers find
TAPS Tool Identifies Problem Substance Use in Primary Care
Detects tobacco, alcohol, marijuana use disorders; lower sensitivity for any substance use disorders
Older Adults Employ High-Risk Methods to Obtain Opioids
Almost 15 percent of older adults surveyed used high-risk methods for obtaining prescription opioids
Infective Endocarditis From Injection Drug Use Increasing
Increase especially high among young, white, and female patients
CDC: Synthetic Fentanyl a Major Factor in Opioid Overdose Deaths
Number of synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths rose 79 percent in 27 states from 2013 to 2014
Medication-Assisted Treatment Underused in Teen Opioid Addicts
Resources should be increased to improve access to medication-assisted tx of opioid use disorders
Opioid-Related Insurance Claims Rise 3,000 Percent
Present crisis disproportionately affecting white, middle-class people in non-urban settings
Some Opioid Users May Be Taking Gabapentin Without an Rx
Findings reveal need for more robust testing
Shared Drug Snorting Straws May Transmit Hepatitis C Virus
Findings among HCV-infected women reporting noninjection drug use
U.S. Medical Schools to Expand Training on Opioid Abuse
Health experts note that opioids are prescribed too often, possibly because of poor training
