<ѻý>Indiana Nursing Board Must Allow Use of Opioid Treatment Meds, DOJ Saysѻý> Ruling follows complaint from nurse who was denied access to state monitoring program Mar 31, 2022
<ѻý>Make Naloxone More Accessible to At-Risk Americans, Experts Sayѻý> Allow OTC sale, reimburse pharmacists, and support harm-reduction groups, they urged Mar 30, 2022
<ѻý>More States Legalize Fentanyl Test Stripsѻý> Can testing recreational drugs be an effective harm reduction strategy? Mar 28, 2022
<ѻý>Cannabis Linked to Less Opioid Use in Back Pain, Osteoarthritisѻý> Usage fell by almost 40% in 6 months, although it's not clear if medical pot was the reason Mar 26, 2022
<ѻý>Thumbs Down for IV Tramadol, FDA Advisers Sayѻý> Delayed onset of pain relief remains a concern Feb 16, 2022
<ѻý>Blacked Out on Fentanyl for a Dayѻý> A nurse in recovery shares one of her loneliest moments Feb 11, 2022 podcast
<ѻý>Job, License, and Livelihood on the Lineѻý> After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse Feb 11, 2022 podcast
<ѻý>CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelinesѻý> Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted Feb 10, 2022
<ѻý>Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Actionѻý> Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms Feb 02, 2022
<ѻý>Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemicѻý> Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD Jan 27, 2022
<ѻý>Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?ѻý> Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife Jan 05, 2022
<ѻý>How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Helpѻý> One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing Dec 30, 2021
<ѻý>'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?ѻý> Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic Dec 30, 2021
<ѻý>Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis?ѻý> More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem Dec 21, 2021
<ѻý>DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanylѻý> More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September Dec 17, 2021
<ѻý>House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanylѻý> Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing Dec 03, 2021
<ѻý>Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'?ѻý> No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging Nov 26, 2021
<ѻý>Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality?ѻý> New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD Nov 18, 2021
<ѻý>'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosisѻý> PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids Nov 16, 2021
<ѻý>Prescription Pain Killers Can Be a Slippery Slopeѻý> We can prevent patients from falling down the rabbit hole Nov 05, 2021
<ѻý>40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Findsѻý> Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says Oct 25, 2021
<ѻý>Eliminate the X Waiver for Buprenorphine Prescribing?ѻý> OUD "needs to be treated just like any other chronic medical condition," argues family physician Oct 15, 2021
<ѻý>Want to Reduce 'Frequent Flyers' at Your Hospital? Try Thisѻý> Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care Oct 14, 2021
<ѻý>Doc With 'Outsized Personality' Convicted in Opioids-for-Injections Schemeѻý> Frank Patino, MD, gave patients opioid scripts in exchange for unnecessary spine injections Sep 28, 2021
<ѻý>Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformationѻý> Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients Sep 20, 2021
<ѻý>New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?ѻý> Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means Aug 05, 2021
<ѻý>Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on Youѻý> The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia Aug 01, 2021
<ѻý>Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'ѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Painѻý> First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy Jul 19, 2021
<ѻý>Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilitiesѻý> Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow Jul 14, 2021
<ѻý>The Mental Health Toll of Not Matchingѻý> Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatmentѻý> Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
<ѻý>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻý> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Useѻý> Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness Jun 16, 2021
<ѻý>Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountableѻý> Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems Jun 09, 2021
<ѻý>Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearingѻý> Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns Jun 08, 2021
<ѻý>FDA OKs New Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorderѻý> Approval of olanzapine-samidorphan carries opioid-related contraindications Jun 01, 2021
<ѻý>Qelbree Hits Shelves; Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairment Breakthroughѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 26, 2021