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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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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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First Opinion

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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First Opinion

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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Addiction treatment got easier during Covid. A new proposal would keep it that way

14.12.2022

Addiction treatment got easier during the Covid-19 pandemic — and the Biden administration wants to keep it that way. Federal regulators on Tuesday announced a proposal to take the emergency …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Responsibly expanding access to methadone for people with opioid use disorder will save lives

12.12.2022

The overdose epidemic continues to ravage communities across the country. In Washington state, where I live and work, more than 2,000 people died from a drug overdoses in 2021; country-wide, …

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Congress has its sights set too low on addiction, advocates charge

06.12.2022

Judging by lawmakers’ words, addiction might be the most bipartisan topic in Washington. For years, Democrats and Republicans alike have made speeches, authored bills, and issued statements decrying the national …

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