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EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020
August 31, 2021
Fentanyl became increasingly involved in benzodiazepine overdose deaths through the first half of the year.
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Genetic link may tie cannabis use disorder to severe COVID-19
August 27, 2021
“These data have important implications for policy regarding vaccination as well as treatment prioritization,” said lead author Dr. Alexander S. Hatoum.
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Opioid prescribing laws having an impact
August 11, 2021
The number of days an opioid was prescribed for each Medicare beneficiary decreased by 11.6 days in 2018 in states that imposed duration limits.
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Rising meth-related heart failure admissions a ‘crisis,’ costly for society
July 23, 2021
‘They’re not going to die from it overnight, but it will damage the heart slowly,’ a researcher said. Meth-related HF admissions exploded in the western United States over a recent decade.
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Legalization of cannabis tied to drop in opioid-related ED visits
July 16, 2021
Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in a state that allows recreational cannabis use.
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Record number of U.S. drug overdoses in 2020
July 14, 2021
The spikes are largely attributed to the rise in the use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
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Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
June 4, 2021
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
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HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians
January 19, 2021
There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
December 1, 2020
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
October 6, 2020
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.
