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Opinion: Making naloxone available over the counter won’t solve the overdose crisis — but it will help

25.01.2023

The Food and Drug Administration aims to conduct priority reviews of at least two product applications for granting over-the-counter status to intranasal formulations of naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. Naloxone prevents …

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Study of pancreatitis surgery patients finds steady decline in survival and need for better addiction support

24.01.2023

For some people with chronic pancreatitis, surgery is the only hope. The condition can cause debilitating abdominal pain, and, sometimes, push people to turn to substances for relief. But the …

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Buprenorphine deaths did not increase despite wider access during pandemic, study shows

20.01.2023

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a sea change in addiction medicine — in particular, increased access to buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid use disorder. …

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The addiction crisis is causing a spike in endocarditis cases. Hospitals are struggling to respond

17.01.2023

Increased injection drug use has led to a spike in cases of the life-threatening heart condition endocarditis, with cases rapidly accelerating since the onset of Covid-19. The increased case count …

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Opinion: For addiction treatment, longer is better. But insurance companies usually cut it short

13.01.2023

Access to treatment for addiction has long plagued U.S. health systems. Why? Two reasons: It is expensive, and the long-term value of addiction treatment is often disregarded by insurance companies …

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3 debates about addiction medicine to watch in 2023

28.12.2022

The U.S. is experiencing its deadliest drug crisis ever, and there’s no end in sight. And even as nearly 108,000 Americans die of drug overdose every 12 months, the federal …

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Opinion: Allowing pharmacies to dispense methadone is dangerous for patients and communities

23.12.2022

Congress is expected to pass a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that includes numerous provisions aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic. I have been advocating for greater access to …

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Coronavirus / Health

U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year as drug overdose and Covid deaths take toll

22.12.2022

Life expectancy for Americans fell for the second straight year in 2021, largely driven by increases in deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data from the Centers …

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Under new rules, methadone clinics can offer more take-home doses. Will they?

22.12.2022

Danielle Russell is, as she says, a “poster child” for methadone. For more than a decade, the medication — one of the most effective treatments for opioid addiction — has …

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