Addiction Medicine
Conference Coverage
Pediatricians uniquely qualified to treat adolescents with opioid use disorder
NEW ORLEANS – Increasing numbers of OUD patients are initiating buprenorphine treatment in the ED.
Conference Coverage
Opioid reduction works after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
VANCOUVER – Two randomized trials show a reduction in prescribed opiates decreases postoperative usage with no loss...
Conference Coverage
Kratom: Botanical with opiate-like effects increasingly blamed for liver injury
BOSTON – Kratom-associated liver damage involves a mixed pattern of hepatocellular and cholestatic injury.
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
From the Journals
Student vapers make mint the most popular Juul flavor
Bans that don’t include mint may not be “optimal strategies for reducing youth e-cigarette use.”
Opinion
Ask about vaping and e-cigarette use
When we studied the knowledge and practice of e-cigarette use among pregnant women in one of our outpatient practices, we found that 43% of more...
Opinion
Cannabis and prenatal care
How ob.gyns. navigate conversations with patients around substance use remains crucial to delivery of the best possible prenatal care.
Opinion
Counseling on cannabis use in pregnancy
Screening for cannabis use in pregnancy is important, but it is key to maintain patients’ trust and their commitment to prenatal care.
Opinion
CBD: What physicians need to know about it
An internist describes the benefits and risks of using cannabidiol to treat various conditions.
Conference Coverage
Preconception marijuana use by male partner raises spontaneous abortion risk
PHILADELPHIA – Use of marijuana by the male once or twice in the week prior to conception doubled the risk of spontaneous abortion.
From the Journals
Clinical interventions for global drug use need updating
Illicit drug use patterns around the world are changing rapidly, but interventions aimed at reducing harm are not keeping up with evidence.