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Pharmacy programs to reduce opioid abuse are effective but underused

Pharmacy Programs to ID Opioid Abuse Effective, but Underused

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Monitoring program in Maine was only used by 56 percent of pharmacists
Patients on long-term opioid therapy who receive prescriptions for naloxone are less likely to return for emergency care related to opioid use

Coprescribing Naloxone to Opioid Users Helps Reduce ER Visits

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Finding supports naloxone prescriptions for patients taking opioids for chronic pain
Misuse of opioids by American adults more than doubled from the early 2000s to 2013

Misuse of Opioids Doubled in the United States Over a Decade

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Over 4 percent of adults reported nonmedical use of drugs like OxyContin in 2012 to 2013
More than half of patients prescribed opioids receive more than they need

Many Patients Prescribed Opioids Sharing Leftover Pills

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Two new U.S. studies shed additional light on opioid epidemic
A new synthetic drug called U-47700 has been linked with at least 50 deaths across the United States

New Synthetic Drug Linked to Dozens of Deaths Across U.S.

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U-47700 is an opioid that is nearly eight times more powerful than morphine
Overdoses from common anti-diarrhea drugs are being investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA Warns of Overdoses of Anti-Diarrhea Drug

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Loperamide can cause serious heart problems when taken in higher-than-recommended amounts
Free training is being offered to physicians in medication-assisted treatment

Free Training Being Offered for Substance Use Disorder Tx

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Providers' Clinical Support System offering training comprising online course, live training
Implementation of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy suppressing substance abuse-related claims in the Medicare and Medicaid Research Identifiable Files correlated with an immediate reduction in inpatient diagnoses for conditions commonly co-occurring with substance abuse

Suppression of Substance Abuse Claims Impacts Diagnoses

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CMS suppression of claims linked to immediate decline in inpatient rates of related comorbidities
Benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose deaths increased considerably from 1996 to 2013

Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Rose From 1996 to 2013

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Overdose death rate also increased but leveled out after 2010
Cannabis use is not associated with increased risk of mood or anxiety disorders

Cannabis Use Not Linked to Risk of Mood, Anxiety Disorders

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But significantly associated with any substance use, alcohol use, drug use disorders