Addiction Medicine
Feature
Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.
Feature
Survey: Americans support regulation of vaping products
Despite FDA efforts under Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to raise awareness of teen vaping, only 21% of those surveyed correctly responded that e-...
Commentary
Another practice’s experiences in “dialing back opioids”
It is with much enthusiasm that we read the article “Dialing back opioids for chronic pain one conversation at a time” (J Fam Pract. 2018...
Conference Coverage
Opioid overdose risk greater among HIV patients
From the Journals
Teens likely to mimic parents’ opioid use
Interventions that target parental use and emphasize positive parenting may lower adolescent opioid use.
Conference Coverage
Alcohol abstinence questioned as addiction treatment goal
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Data suggest that patients often achieve significant improvements by reducing alcohol intake short of abstinence.
From the Journals
E-cigarettes beat nicotine patch for smoking cessation
The findings contrast with those of earlier studies, which showed a lesser effect of e-cigarettes as a stop-smoking strategy.
Daily News Podcast
Conservatism spreads in prostate cancer
And the tally of U.S. measles cases in 2019 exceeds 100.
From the Journals
In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.
News from the FDA/CDC
E-cig use reverses progress in reducing tobacco use in teens
Approximately 28% of high school e-cigarette users used them on more than 20 days of the past 30 days.
Conference Coverage
Legal marijuana may complicate SUD treatment in adolescents
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Parental use of marijuana is not a good idea, especially when they have children at risk of comorbid use because of a mood...