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Apr 12, 2017 · Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder September 24, 2024 | NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities for people with SUDs.
Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for ...
Sep 24, 2024 · A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any form of medication for opioid use disorder, and only 12.8% made these available to …
The state of the opioid crisis in 2024: It’s as bad as ever | Vox
Jan 16, 2024 · In 2022, 6.1 million people 12 and older had an opioid use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s most recent annual survey, while 8.9 million...
Opioid use disorder might lead to ‘sticky’ brains | Yale News
Jan 17, 2025 · Opioid use disorder is a chronic condition that continues to affect millions of people in the United States and around the world. A better understanding of what happens in the brain after opioid use could reveal more effective strategies for treatment. For the new study, Yale researchers assessed how well individuals with opioid use disorder ...
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse. - Harvard Gazette
Jul 19, 2023 · News of the opioid crisis no longer dominates the headlines as it did before the pandemic. However, the problem has not eased but gotten worse. A new study by a group including several Massachusetts General Hospital researchers examined a set of public health interventions that appear promising as a way to reduce overdose deaths.
Phone App May Help Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Data Suggests - U.S. News ...
Jan 2, 2025 · People with OUD had 35% fewer days of opioid use when they were handed the app alongside medications for opioid use disorder like methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, researchers note...
Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes …
Sep 25, 2024 · Studies have shown that more than 16 mg of buprenorphine is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder in emergency department and outpatient treatment settings, and that higher buprenorphine doses are associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder.
First on CNN: To ‘meet people where they are,’ HHS to allow opioid ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Some people being treated for opioid use disorders can now take home doses of their methadone medications or schedule telehealth appointments in ways they haven’t always been able to do...
‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by …
Feb 21, 2024 · These waves, according to a report out Wednesday from Millennium Health, began with the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a significant jump in heroin use, then an increase in...
Opioid Use Disorder news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Jan 31, 2023 · Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News. New data also shows what helps people enter recovery from drug addiction and substance use disorder. A...