Behavioral Program Improves Chronic Pain Outcomes in Substance Use Disorder
Behavioral management of chronic pain may improve addiction treatment outcomes.
Addiction
Examining Traffic Fatalities Following Legalization of Recreational Cannabis
Researchers believe traffic fatalities may have increased in Colorado due to the state’s cannabis tourism industry, which is not as robust in Washington State.
Most Clinicians, Pharmacists Favor Medical Cannabis Use
Healthcare professionals see the benefits of prescribing cannabis therapies but report significant knowledge gaps in both recreational and medical cannabis.
DEA: 2020 Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide Now Available
The guide includes information on a drug’s origin, common street names, how it is abused, what effect it has on the mind and body, what the overdose effects are, and what its legal status is in the US.
Clinical Opinions on the Efficacy of Opioid Use Disorder Medications
Despite conflicting evidence, a third of primary physicians do not perceive OUD medication to be more effective than nonmedication treatment.
AMA Releases Recommendations for Opioid Use Disorder, Pain During COVID-19
The AMA called for alterations for insurers, including terminating cost-sharing and prior authorization for chronic pain and OUD medications and removing restrictions on Medicaid preferred drug lists.
Tramadol Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Adults Aged ≥50
For older adults, initiation of tramadol is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture compared with initiation of codeine, ibuprofen, and other commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Alcohol Consumption Worsens Global Burden of Disease
Alcohol-attributable death rates were highest in Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and countries with low human development indices (HDIs). Across countries, alcohol use disproportionately affected young people and men.
National Longitudinal Study Charts Trajectories of Prescription Drug Misuse in the United States
Investigators extracted data from 8 waves of the Monitoring the Future study, which annually surveyed approximately 17,000 US high school students starting in 1975.
Psychedelic Research Center Created at Johns Hopkins University
The center has received $17 million in funding from group of private donors.
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