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<乌鸦传媒>'Pill Mill' Docs, You May Be in for a Big Scare

Two recent Supreme Court cases have major implications for physician practice

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<乌鸦传媒>For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses?

Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia

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<乌鸦传媒>APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis

Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters

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<乌鸦传媒>Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Say

False positives, false negatives remain a concern

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<乌鸦传媒>Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says

About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say

Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians

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<乌鸦传媒>It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication

Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution

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<乌鸦传媒>I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End

How doctors get addicted and how they recover

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now?

My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage

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<乌鸦传媒>KarXT Schizophrenia Win; CBD for Anxiety; No Nuplazid for Alzheimer's Psychosis

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction

Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period

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<乌鸦传媒>'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded

We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder

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<乌鸦传媒>Promising New Depression Tx; Racially Skewed ADHD Dx; Effective Clozapine Monitoring

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Marijuana: CBD, THC Content Matters for Chronic Pain

Different pain outcomes and side effects tied to formulation of cannabis products

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs

Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears TMS for OCD; Cerebral Pauses ADHD Scripts; Binge-Eating Drug Flops

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>New Caplyta Doses OK'd; ECT Effective Against Suicide; Antidepressants Flop for QoL

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World?

Next-gen broad-spectrum analgesic markedly reduces adverse effects, including abuse liability

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<乌鸦传媒>Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Follow Teens Into Adulthood

Long-term study finds adolescents do not "recover on their own," as some observers have suggested

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<乌鸦传媒>Pimavanserin Resubmitted to FDA; APA's New President Elect; Bipolar Market Slowing

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line

After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted

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<乌鸦传媒>More Positive Lybalvi Data; FDA Wants Non-Opioid Pain Options; ASMR for Anxiety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Action

Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms

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<乌鸦传媒>Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic

Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD

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<乌鸦传媒>Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?

Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help

One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing

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<乌鸦传媒>'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'?

No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging

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<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality?

New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD

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<乌鸦传媒>Dyanavel XR OK'd in Ages 6 and Up; ADHDTok; Depression Among LGBT Native Americans

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Prescription Pain Killers Can Be a Slippery Slope

We can prevent patients from falling down the rabbit hole

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<乌鸦传媒>40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds

Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says

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<乌鸦传媒>Child Mental Health Emergency; Lybalvi Hits Shelves; Vanessa Bryant Psych Eval

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Eliminate the X Waiver for Buprenorphine Prescribing?

OUD "needs to be treated just like any other chronic medical condition," argues family physician

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<乌鸦传媒>Want to Reduce 'Frequent Flyers' at Your Hospital? Try This

Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care

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<乌鸦传媒>Rexulti Seeks OK for Teens; Recreational Ketamine Use Rare; 20% Use Opioids Post-Op

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Telehealth Has Pros and Cons for Addiction Treatment

In-person treatment may be more effective, but don't discount access to care during COVID

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