Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth may be a powerful way to get people with opioid use disorder to take — and stay on — medication to treat their addiction.Researchers report that those who started buprenorphine treatment via tel…
Learn MoreNo Meaningful Increase Seen in New Opioid Use Disorder Diagnoses With Routine Screening
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically meaningful way, according to a research letter publis…
Learn MoreRise in Overdose Deaths Seen Among Adults With Lower Educational Attainment
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower educational attainment is associated with higher growth in overdose death within the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Health Forum.David Powell, Ph.D., from RAND in A…
Learn MoreTeen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For U.S. adolescents, there was a decrease in opioid prescription rates from 2015 to 2020 for nonsurgical indications, but opioid prescription rates associated with surgery remained stable, according to a res…
Learn MoreLas sobredosis fatales afectan con mayor severidad a los estadounidenses con menor nivel educativo
MARTES, 10 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses que no han ido a la universidad parecen ser un grupo de mayor riesgo de muerte por sobredosis de drogas.Las muertes por sobredosis aumentaron entre los estadounidenses con menos edu…
Learn MoreFatal ODs Are Hitting Less-Educated Americans the Hardest
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans who haven’t been to college appear to be a risk group for drug overdose deaths.Deaths due to overdose increased among less-educated Americans, with the rate nearly doubling in a three-year period for …
Learn MoreUn tercio de los pacientes con Medicaid que tienen trastorno por consumo de opioides no reciben tratamiento
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Se ha demostrado que los medicamentos que reducen el deseo de consumo, ayudan con el trastorno por el uso de opioides, sin embargo, casi un tercio de los beneficiarios de Medicaid que enfrentan adicción …
Learn MoreThird of Medicaid Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Don’t Get Treatment
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Medications that cut cravings have been shown to help with opioid use disorder, yet nearly a third of Medicaid recipients dealing with opioid addiction aren’t getting them, a new report shows.There were signific…
Learn MoreEl abuso de sustancias aumenta el riesgo de infarto cardíaco o cerebral durante el embarazo
VIERNES, 22 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El abuso de sustancias y el embarazo podrían ser una combinación peligrosa.Una nueva investigación descubre que las mujeres embarazadas con un historial de abuso de sustancias tenían un riesgo drás…
Learn MoreFentanyl: What It Is, Uses, Side Effects & Drug Interactions
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat severe pain. But more than 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here is what you need t…
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