opioids
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Telehealth
Study Validates Telehealth for Substance Abuse Treatment During PandemicA study conducted by researchers from the CDC, CMS, and NIH found that the use of telehealth and digital health...
Pharma
Judge: Suboxone 'Product Hopping' LawSuit May ProceedThe suit alleges that Indivior violated antitrust laws to preserve its Suboxone monopoly.
Innovation
New Substance Abuse Partnership Aims to Reduce Unnecessary 911 TransportsBicycle Health is teaming up with Tele911 to give 911 dispatchers and first responders an on-demand connection to substance abuse...
Strategy
Here's to Hoping: Adena Health Substance Abuse Program Tackles the Opioid Crisis in Rural OhioSouthern Ohio has been the epicenter of the opioid crisis, with record-breaking rates of overdoses and deaths.
Technology
Money Flows into Addiction Tech, But Will It Curb Soaring Opioid Overdose Deaths?Addiction tech entrepreneurs see a $42 billion U.S. market for their products and an addiction treatment field that is ripe...
Strategy
Sacklers, Purdue Pharma to Pay $6B in New Opioid SettlementThe payout is 40% higher than the $4.55 billion deal that was vacated by a federal court in December, and...
Clinical Care
'Injections, Injections, Injections': Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic ChainLags Medical Center patients were left without ready access to their medical records or handoffs to other physicians.
Clinical Care
Opioid Use Disorder Plays Significant Role in Many Sepsis CasesAbout 30,000 to 40,000 opioid use disorder patients are hospitalized with sepsis each year.
Clinical Care
Efforts to Reduce Opioid Prescribing Varied Across the CountryThe volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018, a new study finds.
Clinical Care
With Overdose Deaths Surging, Advocates on the Ground Push for Over-the-Counter NaloxoneAs overdose deaths nationwide reach all-time highs, the Biden administration has made increasing access to naloxone a key part of...
Clinical Care
Substance Abuse Treatment Expert on Overdoses: 'You Have a Recipe for Disaster'The combination of fentanyl and the coronavirus pandemic have become primary drivers of overdose deaths in the United States.
Clinical Care
As Overdose Deaths Soar, DEA-Wary Pharmacies Shy From Dispensing Addiction MedicationThe DEA is exacerbating the opioid epidemic by scaring pharmacies away from dispensing this medication when it's desperately needed.