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<乌鸦传媒>Vibrating Crib Mattress Eases Opioid Withdrawal for Exposed Infants

"A great need to reduce medication treatment in this vulnerable population," says researcher

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<乌鸦传媒>DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction

Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Bill to Study Xylazine Passes House, Advances in Senate

Measure does not address scheduling the drug, which is frequently added to fentanyl

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panelists Slam Agency's Proposed Opioid Trial Design

Advisors said outcomes from an enriched enrollment study would not be broadly generalizable

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Pain

Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design

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<乌鸦传媒>All Opioid Pain Meds to Get New Safety Warnings, FDA Says

Updated labeling to include warning about opioid-induced hyperalgesia

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<乌鸦传媒>Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports

Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities

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<乌鸦传媒>Training Program Leads to More Buprenorphine Use in ED

Intensive healthcare education also tied to better OUD treatment engagement

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<乌鸦传媒>DBS for Schizophrenia; Top Psych Hospital Money Makers; Nature Prescriptions

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>New DEA License Requirement Starts in June

The X waiver is gone, but clinicians may need new training to renew their DEA license

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. 'Flying Blind' When It Comes to Data on Substance Use in Pregnancy

Limited data "makes people think that the problem doesn't exist"

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<乌鸦传媒>Mothers Face Broken Addiction Treatment System

Lack of comprehensive care puts pregnant, postpartum people with substance use disorder at risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Caplyta Success in Major Depression; Mental Illness and Aging; New PTSD Device OK'd

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Life-Saving Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Hangs in the Balance

The U.S. could soon face a preventable public health crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer-Free Medicare Recipients Received Fentanyl Indicated for Cancer Pain

These prescriptions could lead to abuse, OIG report warns

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<乌鸦传媒>Over-the-Counter Naloxone Has the Power to Save Lives

But removing barriers to access is an essential next step

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<乌鸦传媒>Proposed User Instructions for OTC Narcan Has FDA Concerned

In emergency setting, proper use and administration by consumer is "essential," says agency staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain, Not Full Agonist Opioids, New VA Guidance Says

Unintended consequences of the recommendation need to be evaluated, experts maintain

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<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis May Interfere With Pregnancy

Retrospective study finds exposure linked with higher rates of stillbirth, hypertensive disorders

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral Postpartum Depression Tx Heads to FDA; Shroom Microdosing; Autism and Motherese

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades'

Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address

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<乌鸦传媒>Republican Lawmakers Worry X-Waiver Elimination Could Stir Buprenorphine Diversion

House members also look for ways to stop drug trafficking on Snapchat

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<乌鸦传媒>What Doctors Should Know About Xylazine in Fentanyl

Naloxone still works but additional support may be needed; wound care a challenge

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<乌鸦传媒>APA's New Eating Disorder Guide; TMS Coils Compared; Take-Home Psilocybin?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>When Surgeons Clamp Down on Opioids After Cardiac Operations

Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids

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<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Emergency Department Visits End With Opioid Prescriptions

8% of ED patients have an opioid prescribed at discharge

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<乌鸦传媒>Pregnant Women With Syphilis, Substance Use More Likely to Pass Infection to Babies

Prompt treatment of syphilis needed to reduce poor outcomes, but many passed on prenatal care

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Long-Acting Risperidone; TMS for Anxious Depression; CBT Bests Pharma

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence to Support Restrictive Opioid Prescribing After Cancer Surgery

Significant decreases in prescription days, doses, refill requests, with few patient complaints

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Drug Control Office Focused on Improving Treatment Access

Disrupting the illegal drug supply chain also high on the list, says ONDCP director Rahul Gupta

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<乌鸦传媒>The X Waiver Is Officially Dead

But now, doctors will have to take substance use disorder training to get their DEA license

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<乌鸦传媒>1 Psilocybin Dose for Depression; Add-On Schizophrenia Success; Genetic Suicidality

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A close up of a Black woman pouring pills from a prescription bottle into her palm

<乌鸦传媒>Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Among Black Women

On average, overdose deaths resulted in more than three decades of life lost

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Diversion Program Cut Controlled-Substance Discrepancies at Mount Sinai

A daily audit of EHR and dispensing machines revealed documentation mistakes, other errors

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years

Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics

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<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Neonatal Risks With Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

But maternal outcomes are similar to methadone's, large study shows

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<乌鸦传媒>Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines

Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill

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<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentin, Opioid Prescriptions More Likely to Overlap in Recent Years

An unintentional consequence of opioid prescribing restrictions?

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient

Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here's What to Know.

Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines

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