Ven una gran reducción en las admisiones para el tratamiento de la adicción a las drogas durante la pandemia
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las admisiones a los programas de tratamiento para la adicción a las drogas se redujeron durante el primer año de la pandemia, lo que es probable que explica un aumento posterior en las sobredosis le…
Learn MoreSubstance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions Down During Pandemic
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a 23.5 percent national decrease in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment admissions during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online Sept. 22 in JAMA …
Learn MoreBig Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Admissions to drug treatment programs declined sharply during the pandemic’s first year, likely explaining a later surge in fatal overdoses.Among people of color, admissions dropped nearly 25%, a RAND Corp. st…
Learn MoreEn Canadá, un programa que suministra opioides seguros a los adictos salva vidas
MARTES, 20 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras las muertes por sobredosis de opioides siguen disparándose, un programa canadiense apunta a una forma de salvar vidas: proveer unos opioides “más seguros” a las personas que están en riesgo…
Learn MoreIn Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As opioid overdose deaths continue to soar, a Canadian program points to one way to save lives: providing “safer” opioids to people at high risk of overdose.That’s the conclusion of a study evaluating Canada…
Learn MoreTelehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Medicare beneficiaries, receipt of opioid use disorder (OUD) telehealth services and provision of medications for OUD (MOUD) were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreTeens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents who smoke should know that their kids are more likely to vape and try smoking.Those teens were 55% more likely to try e-cigarettes than those of nonsmoking parents and 51% more likely to have tried tra…
Learn MoreEl letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreEl letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreDeadly ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public that colorfully dyed fentanyl — dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” — is readily available across the United States. “Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pi…
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