This cross-sectional geospatial analysis was conducted by investigators at the University of Chicago using the social vulnerability index data from the CDC and data from SAMHSA.
Rapid opioid dose reduction or discontinuation exceeding existing pain management guidelines was linked to increased opioid-related harm risk.
Sandra Springer, MD, and Laura Marks, MD, PhD, highlight the need for a combined treatment approach for patients with drug-use associated infections.
The FDA urges consumers to buy prescription drugs, such as Adderall, from state-licensed US pharmacies or physicians located in the US.
The Strategy focuses on 2 main drivers of the opioid epidemic: drug trafficking and untreated addiction.
Investigators searched the PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase databases from inception through February 2021 for studies describing the cognitive performance of patients with bipolar disorder with and without comorbid substance abuse disorder.
The researchers analyzed past-year medication for opioid use disorder in individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder who received some type of treatment.
For a majority of adolescents with severe substance use disorder (SUD), symptomatic substance use will persist in middle age.
During 2020, buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries was significantly below prepandemic levels nationally.
Researchers analyzed data to determine housing outcomes for adults who were homeless at admission to substance use disorder treatment programs.
