Addiction Medicine
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SAMHSA Releases Money for Opioid Treatment
Taking a “targeted approach,” SAMHSA is making $196 million available to fund opioid treatment in the “hardest-hit” states and...
Conference Coverage
Many veterans with comorbid pain and OUD not receiving MAT
Preliminary findings show a lot more needs to be understood about treating patients with comorbid pain and opioid use disorders.
News
More Smoke-Free Campuses, Not Enough Screening and Counseling
CDC data highlight the lack of mental health care options for tobacco users.
News
The IHS Helps Youth Transition Safely Back to the Community
American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents who battled substance abuse are now getting the aftercare they need....
News
A Path to Safer Opioids?
“Groundbreaking” study uncovered important distinctions between the opioids that the brain makes naturally and therapeutic...
Article
A Brief History of Death Rates Among Women
Researchers find women’s health and death rates have fluctuated over the years due to technologic and medical advances.
News
Surgeon General wants naloxone widely on hand. Is that feasible?
Is Dr. Adams’ have-naloxone-will-carry recommendation at best limited in what it can achieve?
Article
Genes, Cigarettes, and Blood Pressure: a Revealing Relationship
Cigarette smoking may be the key that unlocks more genetic mysteries of blood pressure.
Commentary
Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies for Opioid Overuse
The US has seen a rise in the number of prescriptions of opioids to treat chronic pain...
News
VA is First Hospital System to Release Opioid-Prescribing Rates
The VA now updates all opioid-prescribing rates biannually and becomes the first US health care system to release their data.