Addiction

Dr. Nigel Bunnett talks about future plans to test a new IBD treatment.

The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine was 4.9 per 100,000 individuals in 2019.

Researchers are preparing to study the treatment in IBD patients.

Men with military experience were more likely to report drinking alcohol to cope than men without military experience.

New data show reduced risk of mortality, and clinical savings upward of $100,000, are linked to sometimes inaccessible substance use disorder therapies.

New nationally-representative data show substance-specific use disorders differ in young persons based on when they first experimented.

In recent years there has been a larger rise in overdose deaths in urban counties as opposed to rural counties.

Management of the painkiller addiction crisis looked optimistic headed into 2020. The pandemic brought a heavy toll to efforts that took years to establish.

Telemedicine visits for opioid use disorder increased from 0.48% in week 1 to 23.53% in week 13 in 2020.

Dr. Tobias Moeller-Bertram discusses how alternative therapies could replace opioids in the future for chronic pain.

An interview with a pain specialist on advancing alternative pain therapy options.

Adamis plans to address agency concerns regarding the naloxone injection application.

Residential addiction treatment programs may not offer the best quality of care.

The indication limits the new opioid to clinical setting use—no take-home prescriptions.

The project demonstrates success in increasing availability and access of opioid-related services to residents of rural counties experiencing high overdose rates.

It is important to evaluate opioid use among patients before surgery to modify patient-level risk factors.

The combined treatment is more effective than usual care and pharmacotherapy for adults with alcohol or substance use disorder.

New research from Penn Medicine indicates 9.6% of heart surgery patients develop persistent opioid use post-procedure.

High-potency cannabis use led to an increase in cannabis use frequency, as well as cannabis problems.

Electronic nicotine device use could lead to a number of respiratory outcomes such as wheezing and dry coughs.

In a virtual APA session, Nora D. Volkow, MD, discusses how vaping can increase the risk of individuals of developing infections from the coronavirus.

A look at the 3 stages of alcohol abuse and the state of mental health throughout it.

Substance use is common in as many as 10% of pregnant women in the US. What are the risks of each substances, and what are the proven methods of treatment?

How do comorbidities influence patients' life expectancies? What is the role of public health programs?

A public health expert shares insight on the positives and pitfalls learned from stigma-reduction campaigns.