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Despite U.S. court’s ruling, Medicaid work requirements advance in other states
The fallout from the federal court ruling June 29 that struck down the Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky was swift.
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.
From the Journals
Fetal exposure to folic acid may reduce youth psychosis risk
The benefits of exposure to prenatal folic acid might “extend beyond prevention of neural tube defects and span neurodevelopment during childhood...
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Is the pay-to-publish movement a good thing?
Is it me, or is anyone else worried about the online, pay-to-publish movement sweeping science?
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Aristada Initio for schizophrenia
Aristada Initio, a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic, is the first on the market to have a 2-month dosing option.
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.
Conference Coverage
Antidrug vaccines: A shot in the arm against addiction?
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Kim D. Janda, a leading researcher, says he envisions patients receiving 3-4 shots over a 3-month period.
FDA/CDC
Cost led to missed care for 4.5% of Americans in 2017
Steady decline in national rate appears to have halted.