Physicians reported that a lack of training in brief intervention and reimbursement make providing screening and intervention more difficult when caring for youth with possible substance use disorders.
A substantial proportion of adolescent and young adults receiving opioids for dental procedures may be at higher risk for later opioid use and abuse.
From 2007 to 2016, there was a sharp increase in pregnancy-associated mortality involving opioids.
Warning letters about products illegally marketed as treatments for opioid addiction, pain, and anxiety have been sent to two companies from the FDA.
Clinicians who are highly concerned about opioid misuse, addiction, and psychological dependence may be more confident but also more reluctant to prescribe opioids.
Drug overdose mortality rates are on the rise in several countries, particularly in the United States.
A new study examines a link between first-onset suicidal ideation and substance use disorders.
Investigators sought to determine whether opioid and benzodiazepine use and misuse were associated with past-year suicidal ideation in older adults in the United States.
In an effort to address the ongoing opioid crisis adequately, a set of measures complementing the current efforts at state and federal levels would need to be implemented for a more “coordinated and comprehensive approach” to the issue.
Opioid misuse varies with sexual orientation, with increased misuse among female bisexuals.
