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A photo of Frank Patino, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Doc With 'Outsized Personality' Convicted in Opioids-for-Injections Scheme

Frank Patino, MD, gave patients opioid scripts in exchange for unnecessary spine injections

A close up of two men exchanging a small ziplock bag containing eight white pills.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Benzo-Involved Overdoses on the Rise

Concerns grow about illicit versions

A close up of white pills spilling out of a prescription bottle.

<乌鸦传媒>New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

An artist鈥檚 rendition of akathisia, a motion-blurred man with his hands flying about his head.

<乌鸦传媒>Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

FDA APPROVED spinal cord stimulation device for diabetic nerve pain (PDN) over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain

First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy

A shirtless homeless man in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside with a syringe in his mouth readies to inject himself with drugs.

<乌鸦传媒>Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities

Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow

A sad and distressed looking young woman curled up on a couch holding a smartphone.

<乌鸦传媒>The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching

Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment

Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities

Several packets of Suboxone sublingual film

<乌鸦传媒>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid

Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff

AMA over a grid of doctors faces of various genders and ethnicities.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use

Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness

<乌鸦传媒>Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountable

Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems

<乌鸦传媒>Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearing

Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns

FDA APPROVED olanzapine and samidorphan (Lybalvi)

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs New Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Approval of olanzapine-samidorphan carries opioid-related contraindications

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<乌鸦传媒>Qelbree Hits Shelves; Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairment Breakthrough

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Bags of fentanyl tablets seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency

<乌鸦传媒>ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extension

Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help?

A photo of Andy Lamb, MD

<乌鸦传媒>A Physician's Personal Opioid Story

Surreal, scary, and humbling

Black and white childrens hands clutching the bars of a fence

<乌鸦传媒>Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Kids: The Known Unknowns

Literature review turns up factors associated with youth psych admissions, and knowledge gaps

A mother sits next to her sad looking young daughter on the couch

<乌鸦传媒>In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

A bottle of Buprenorphine and Naloxone sublingual tablets over a photo of drug paraphernalia

<乌鸦传媒>Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?

Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc

A close up of a syringe laying in the palm of the hand of a man overdosing

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Addiction Is Killing Our Families

Closing treatment knowledge gaps can help

A 1960s era photograph of a woman plugging her hears with her fingers and grimacing

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help

A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration

A close up of a man holding a lit cigarette lighter under a metal spoon

<乌鸦传媒>In-Hospital Addiction Navigation Slashes Readmission

Bedside intervention significantly cut ED, inpatient readmission rates

A photo of a bottle of Methadose Oral Concentrate

<乌鸦传媒>What are the Cost-Effective Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder?

Modeling study puts numbers to savings from medication-assisted treatment

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

A spilled prescription bottle of oxycodone with other out of focus bottles in the background

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Oxycodone Is the Most Addicting Prescription Opioid

A thorough review of the data and history makes this clear

A spotlight on a bottle of hydrocodone tablets

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisis

Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>PTSD Post-COVID; Caplyta Seeking New Indications

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A multi-drug screen testing kit with positive results for amphetamines and opioids.

<乌鸦传媒>Fentanyl, Meth Use Shot Up When COVID Hit

New report from drug testing company shows increases in positive tests for both substances

Three young adults reflected in a glass table top with glasses of alcohol about to use cocaine

<乌鸦传媒>Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease

Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young

A mature man standing in front of his medicine cabinet touching a prescription bottle

<乌鸦传媒>Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Pain

But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years

A small zip lock bag of methamphetamine crystals

<乌鸦传媒>Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot

More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks

A close up of the labels on a prescription bottle of oxycodone.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone

Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential

A box and blister pack of Gabapentin 600mg tablets

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery

Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however

<乌鸦传媒>House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening'

"I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours"

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<乌鸦传媒>Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A teen girl buys two small white pills from a teen male

<乌鸦传媒>Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates

Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined

Male and female paramedics in the cab of an ambulance

<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic

Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data

A close up of a doctor holding a smartphone with a mobile prescription app on screen

<乌鸦传媒>Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now

CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance

An open coffin with a prescription bottle containing white capsules covered in satin and a pink rose

<乌鸦传媒>California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project

2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years

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