Addiction Medicine
From the Journals
For smokers, the ends may not justify the ENDS
Smokers who used electronic nicotine delivery systems were more likely to try to quit but less likely to succeed.
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
Conference Coverage
For some opioid overdose survivors, stigma from clinicians hinders recovery
Positive steps might include giving stakeholders "sample scripts of ... nonstigmatizing conversations between caregivers and the people...
From the Journals
Opioid use of varying levels tied to physical, mental illnesses
As the intensity of opioid use increases, so does involvement in the criminal justice system, the study shows.
From the Journals
Refusal number fuels sexual hostility in men
The intensity of recorded audio commentary suggested the men took the computer simulation seriously.
Conference Coverage
Social networks may influence youth who transition to injection drug use
SAN DIEGO – Youth and young adults who have transitioned from prescription drug misuse to injection drug use tend to reside in dense social...
Conference Coverage
‘Reverse transitions’ from injecting to noninjecting drug use studied
SAN DIEGO – It is possible to revert to and sustain noninjecting drug use for long periods of time without relapsing to injecting.
Conference Coverage
Zolpidem does not boost cannabis abstinence during treatment
SAN DIEGO – The sleeping aid did improve sleep in subjects seeking to quit using marijuana, researchers report.
Conference Coverage
Fentanyl fears drive many opioid users, interviews suggest
SAN DIEGO – Some others seek out batches of the drug – even supplies linked to fatal overdoses – for the stronger high.
From the Journals
Disparities found in access to medication treatment for OUDs
Medicaid recipients living in counties with fewer black and Hispanic residents – and lower poverty rates – are more likely to receive OUD...
Conference Coverage
Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.