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Released: 14-Jun-2024 8:05 AM EDT
High out-of-pocket costs may be barrier to filling naloxone prescriptions, study shows
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A study finds naloxone prescriptions, given to prevent opioid overdoses, are less likely to be filled when cost-sharing is higher, including at the start of a new health insurance year.

Released: 13-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers to Develop Predictive Model for Opioid Addiction in High-Risk Patients
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego School of Medicine part of $50M initiative to use predictive AI to help fight opioid abuse.

Newswise: Cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition
4-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Nearly one in six patients in primary care reported cannabis use, with 35% of those using at levels indicating moderate- to high-risk use disorder. The findings indicate the need for routine cannabis use screening. Currently few healthcare systems offer this screening in primary care settings.

31-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Stopping a spreading fire: identifying connections between adverse childhood events and substance use disorders
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Physical and sexual abuse, having parents who misuse substances, and witnessing violent crime are tragic events that don’t remain locked in a single point in time. Rather, they are termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and 64 percent of American adults who participated in a recent survey reported experiencing at least one ACE prior to turning 18 years old.

   
Newswise: Increased risk of homelessness for youths growing up in foster homes
Released: 3-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Increased risk of homelessness for youths growing up in foster homes
University of South Australia

New research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Curtin University finds that up to 36% of young people leaving foster homes in Australia wind up homeless – compared to less than 10% of the general youth population.

29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Childhood stress linked with earlier substance use in male and female teens
Endocrine Society

Stress during childhood is associated with earlier substance use in male and female adolescents, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass. Traumatic events may increase substance use risk for males, while environmental stress and early puberty may increase the risk for females, the researchers found.

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Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Obstacles to alcohol, drug treatment higher for rural Americans
Ohio State University

Rural Americans are less likely to initiate care for substance use disorders and to receive ongoing care compared with those who live in urban areas. When they do access care, people who live in less populated areas are more likely to have to go outside their provider network to receive treatment, which comes with higher out-of-pocket costs.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Major League Baseball, U.S. Military Team Up for Performance Enhancing Substances Summit
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Uniformed Services University’s (USU) Consortium for Health and Military Performance and its Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) program is teaming up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to host the inaugural Performance Enhancing Substances (PES) Summit on May 1 at MLB headquarters in New York City.

23-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
It’s easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication -- but use has changed little
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

In the first year after the sudden removal of a requirement that prescribers get special permission to prescribe medication for opioid addiction, a study finds more prescribers started providing it, but the number of patients receiving it didn't rise very much.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
From Opioid Overdose to Treatment Initiation: Outcomes Associated with Peer Support in Emergency Departments
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers publish largest study on outcomes associated with hospital-based peer support programs after opioid overdose

Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
JAMA study examines facilities’ low use of monthly injections for treating opioid addiction
University of Chicago Medical Center

Researchers from the University of Chicago had a paper published in JAMA that dug into data on why so few mental health and substance use facilities opted not to use long-acting injectable buprenorphine to help people with opioid use disorder.

Newswise: URI Couple and Family Therapy program to increase family therapy in addiction treatment, improve patient and family outcomes
Released: 25-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
URI Couple and Family Therapy program to increase family therapy in addiction treatment, improve patient and family outcomes
University of Rhode Island

Substance use disorder, particularly involving opioids, is a continuing crisis in the country, impacting not just the person suffering from addiction, but also those closest to them.

Released: 26-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST
AANA Applauds Addition of CRNAs To SAMHSA Practitioner List
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

In a recent final regulation issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CRNAs, also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, have been permanently added to the definition of a practitioner who is appropriately licensed by a state to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
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Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

Newswise: College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
Released: 20-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
American Counseling Association

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched across the U.S. nearly 2 years ago. But college students — who are particularly vulnerable to substance use problems and related mental health crises — appear disinclined to use it, according to new research.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
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Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
US heart disease deaths linked with substance use rose 4% per year between 1999-2019
American Heart Association (AHA)

Alcohol was a factor in 65% of the deaths from CVD, followed by opioids, cocaine and other illicit drugs, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Newswise: E-cigarettes help more tobacco smokers quit than traditional nicotine replacement
Released: 8-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
E-cigarettes help more tobacco smokers quit than traditional nicotine replacement
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective in helping people quit smoking than conventional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), according to the latest Cochrane review co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health and health policy researcher.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
‘Tis the season to get vaccinated: How to stay healthy through the holidays
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.



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