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A close up of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a fentanyl patch

<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

A close up of a woman wearing a wrist brace and holding a prescription bottle.

<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

A close up shot of a nurse鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hand about to drop a vial of morphine sulfate into a pocket of their scrubs

<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

A pain scale chart over a photo of a large white capsule laying on other capsules.

<乌鸦传媒>Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis?

More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem

A bag of counterfeit fentanyl pills seized by the DEA.

<乌鸦传媒>DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl

More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September

A photo of an ampule, patch, powder, pills, and vial of Fentanyl Citrate.

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

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

Cover art featuring Michael Keaton for the show Dopesick.

<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

A single dose of Suboxone lies next to a spoon and syringes

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

New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis

PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids

A close up of a prescription bottle and several tablets of Oxycodone

<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

AAFP over a photo of a male physician making a protective gesture around a family icon.

<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

The Emergency entrance to a hospital

<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

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 photo of Steven Arthur LaTulippe, MD, between the two halves of a protective mask torn in half.

<乌鸦传媒>Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation

Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients

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

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<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

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

<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?

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

Surreal, scary, and humbling

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

Photos of Derick Chauvin and George Floyd.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Medical Misinfo on Display During Derek Chauvin Trial

Questions over certain testimony linger from trial over George Floyd's death

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

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<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

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