Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand—understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder
A good night's sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with ...
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After 70 years of service, the need for LICADD continues to grow amid local opioid crisis
LICADD has been addressing substance use for nearly 70 years, but that fight is not stopping, nor is it's intensity lessening ...
Alabama prisons expand opioid addiction recovery program
The medications “help to bridge that gap between 'I want to get clean' and getting clean," a prisons official said.
How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn
After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia.
Medscape4d
Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults Shows Disparities
Despite an increase in the use of medication for opioid use disorder in older adults from 2017 to 2022, disparities persist; ...
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Podcast: Chronic Pain Patients Are Addicts? Anti-opioid Zealots Say 'Yes'
With opioid prescriptions plummeting and no more pharma companies to sue, America's drug warriors are running out of bogeymen ...
Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing
NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...
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Preventing harms from first prescriptions of opioids
See related article at KEY POINTS Opioids prescribed by clinicians can lead to opioid use disorder, opioid misuse, and other opioid-related harms. A single opioid prescription is not without risk and ...
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Opioid Prescribing in EDs Entails Low Risk for Harm
When prescribing opioids for acute pain, physicians should be attentive to a patient’s individual risk factors, according to ...
FDA approves opioid-free pain medication with 'no sign of addiction'
A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.
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Use of genetic variants to predict opioid use disorder risk may lead to inaccurate results
Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...