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Why Most Doctors Don’t Order Addiction Meds
Only a tiny percentage of people addicted to alcohol or drugs take medication for it. Why not? It's complicated, but the ...
Opioid overdose deaths throughout Midwest most strongly linked to a lack of economic upward mobility, study finds
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal ...
Marshall Smith: Alberta's effective approach to drugs should be a North American standard
You don’t have to have a run in with the law to get help. The province has introduced on-demand access to opioid agonist ...
NY paramedics could get a tool to help opioid abusers break the habit
Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...
Josi: Expand access to non-opioid pain treatment
Passing the Alternatives to PAIN Act would be an excellent way for Trump to uphold his promise to “Make America Healthy Again ...
Purdue Pharma owners strike new $6.5 billion deal in opioid case
The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family ...
Study finds smoking opioids is associated with lower mortality than injecting but is still high-risk
A new study published in Addiction has found that opioid smoking appears to be associated with lower mortality risk compared ...
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US Buprenorphine Dispensing Trends Shift Post-Pandemic
Buprenorphine use post-pandemic has risen among adolescents but declined among young adults, a new study on opioid use ...
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Smoking opioids is associated with lower mortality than injecting but is still high-risk
A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that opioid smoking appears to be associated with lower mortality risk compared with opioid injecting. The authors, however, ...
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Tris Pharma's alternative to opioids reduces post-surgery pain in phase 3 trial ahead of NDA submission
Tris Pharma has pointed to a phase 3 win for its pain relief drug as demonstrating the candidate’s potential to help resolve the opioid crisis. | Tris Pharma has pointed to a phase 3 win for its pain ...