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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

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>Police Attitudes on Naloxone Use for Overdose Improved With Pharmacists' Help

Training for Tennessee police officers yielded small gains in overdose response outlooks

ASHP over a photo of Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

<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

A photo of a pregnant woman laying in bed next to a spilled pill bottle.

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

Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics

SUO over a photo of Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, California.

<乌鸦传媒>To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Step Up Safe Prescribing Practices, Expert Urges

Overprescribing a continuing problem, Benjamin Davies tells urologists

A photo of a bottle of Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Tablets next to a woman鈥檚 hand holding a tablet.

<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>Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain May Not Live Up to the Hype

Retrospective study finds no reduction in opioid use vs conventional medical management

A closeup of some different pills in the nightstand and a young man laying face down in bed with his eyes closed.

<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

A photo of gabapentin pills in the palm of a man鈥檚 hand.

<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

A photo of a senior man wincing in pain as a physicial therapist stretches his neck muscles.

<乌鸦传媒>Chronic Pain: Opioids No Longer Treatment of Choice

Nondrug therapies increased markedly in wake of 2016 CDC guidance

Patient suffering from pain in back near doctor writing prescription on blurred foreground.

<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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<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

A photo of pink tablets scattered next to a bottle of Benadryl which is laying on some tissues.

<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>Opioids Most Common Contributor to Fatal Poisonings in Young Kids

42% of all deadly poisonings tracked from 2005-2018 were due to Illicit or prescription opioids

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioids Tainted With Mystery Chemical Sparked Flood of Unusual Overdoses

Pennsylvania outbreak spawned 94 cases, many with low heart rate or sky-high blood pressure

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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

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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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>Why My Patients Go Opioid-Free After Surgery

Shifting the paradigm around prescribing opioids

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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>CDC Nixes Misleading Video About Cops' Risk of Fentanyl Overdose

Video removed due to "concerns that parts of this video may mischaracterize the risks," CDC says

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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

A photo of a young woman with her hand on her head removing a prescription medication bottle from the medicine cabinet.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief?

Recent study highlights benefits and builds on previous research

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<乌鸦传媒>New Hampshire Hospital Lost Nearly 8 Gallons of Fentanyl

Leadership sanctioned; diversion played a role, but couldn't explain all of the missing bags

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Gets Prison for COVID 'Cure'; Proton Therapy Gold Rush; Blackfeet Opioid Crisis

This past week in healthcare investigations

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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

A screenshot from the video of police and rescue vehicles in front of a residence.

<乌鸦传媒>Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk

NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero

AUA over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA

<乌鸦传媒>Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest

Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing

AHNS over a photo of the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, TX

<乌鸦传媒>Program to Reduce Opioid Scripts Post-Surgery Worked for Thyroid Cancer Patients

Post-surgical intervention may help to reduce the risk of opioid addiction and overdose

<乌鸦传媒>'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out

Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas

Bottles of Nucynta tablets, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg over a blurred image of various white pills.

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

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

A photo of a teen male with a credit card and line of white powder as seen through a glass coffee table

<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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