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Telehealth
Remote Testing Proves Effective for Opioid Screening
More than 83% of patients in the study completed multiple remote urine screenings within the first 30 days of entering...
Telehealth
The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.
Controlled medications include many stimulants, sedatives, opioid painkillers, and anabolic steroids.
Pharma
Indivior, 42 AGs Reach $102M Suboxone Antitrust Settlement
The AGs had claimed that Invidior used 'product hopping' to block competition from generics for its opioid treatment drug.
Innovation
Federally-Funded Study to Test Value of Overdose Prevention Centers
NYU Langone Health and the Brown University School of Public Health will conduct a five-year study on the effectiveness of...
Technology
'Tsunami of Criticism' Follows DEA's Proposed Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
Several groups have issued critical reviews of the DEA's proposed revision of rules regarding telemedicine prescriptions of controlled substances. Some...
Nursing
Nurses Are Key to Treating the Nation's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Crises
Psychiatric-mental health nurses can help fill critical gaps in the mental healthcare system.
Clinical Care
How to Treat Substance Use Disorder in the Emergency Department
Presbyterian Healthcare Services emergency departments are following best practices for substance use disorder treatment and management.
Technology
DEA Proposal Expands Telemedicine Prescriptions for Controlled Medications
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has proposed expanding the rules to allow providers to use telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications....
Pharma
Florida Study Links Cannabis to 386 Deaths Over 6 Years
Although the findings raise concerns, the figures for cannabis-related deaths in Florida pale when compared with opioid- and alcohol-related deaths.
Telehealth
Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost
Feds are working piecemeal to codify new rules for prescribing controlled substances.
Telehealth
Study Validates Telehealth for Substance Abuse Treatment During Pandemic
A 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 Proceed
The suit alleges that Indivior violated antitrust laws to preserve its Suboxone monopoly.