Man Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Liable for $5.8 Million in Death of Young Woman "We've won the battle but not the war," victim's father said Sep 18, 2024
Did Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Policy Increase Overdose Deaths? Study sheds new light on impact of drug decriminalization policy Sep 06, 2024 video
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with about his time in Arizona's state legislature Sep 03, 2024
Giving Up Pets to Seek Rehab Can Worsen Trauma. A Group Intends to End That. Most residential rehab centers don't allow patients to bring pets Sep 03, 2024
Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records Aug 29, 2024
Combination OUD Treatment Safe During Pregnancy Buprenorphine and naloxone associated with similar or better outcomes versus buprenorphine alone Aug 12, 2024
FDA Approves Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose Opioid antagonist previously approved in injectable and nasal spray formulations Aug 08, 2024
Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg Aug 01, 2024
Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination "We're going to get to the bottom of it" Jul 19, 2024
Vance Links Biden-Backed Policies to Spread of Fentanyl in His Hometown "Joe Biden screwed up and my community paid the price," Vance said Jul 18, 2024
Lack of Institutional Support a Top Reason Why Doctors Hesitate to Treat Addiction Other reasons included lack of knowledge and skill Jul 17, 2024
Trump Allies Blame Biden's Border Policies for Opioid Epidemic They also questioned president's fitness to serve Jul 17, 2024
7-Day Buprenorphine Promising for Mild Opioid Withdrawal Formulation could boost help more patients start OUD treatment sooner Jul 08, 2024
Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K. Jul 06, 2024 podcast
Only 1 in 4 Adults Needing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Received Medications Black and Latino adults less likely to receive any treatment Jun 27, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
State Sues Two PBMs, Accusing Them of Fueling Opioid Epidemic Arkansas AG says Express Scripts, Optum, and their subsidiaries benefited from the opioid crisis Jun 25, 2024
Only a Third of Mental Health Clinics Offer Meds for Opioid Use Disorder Access to medications for people with co-occurring disorders needs improvement, researchers say Jun 20, 2024
Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl, Replacing IV Drips With Tap Water Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16 died Jun 18, 2024
Lost Chances to Treat Overdose Survivors Documented in New Medicare Study Findings also highlight the difficulty of managing chronic pain Jun 18, 2024
Community-Based Interventions for Opioid Overdoses Fail to Reduce Deaths in Trial "Game plan" established to get evidence-based practices into the real world, researcher says Jun 16, 2024
What to Know About Medetomidine and Drug Overdoses Powerful animal sedative is mixed with fentanyl in the drug supply Jun 14, 2024
Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success 94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative Jun 03, 2024
Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Say "You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted May 17, 2024
Jimmy Carter 'Coming to the End'; U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop; Drowning Deaths Rise Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 15, 2024
I Didn't Truly Understand Opioid Addiction Until It Killed My Son Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease May 07, 2024
Stigmatizing Language Common in Clinical Notes for Patients With SUD "There is absolutely a need for provider education in this space," researcher says May 05, 2024
Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It’s Still Underutilized The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all May 01, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Access The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions Apr 24, 2024
House Panel Says China Subsidizes Fentanyl Production to Fuel U.S. Crisis Most overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to be linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids Apr 17, 2024
Congress Can Take Action to Prevent Older Adult Falls and Associated Opioid Use The bipartisan SAFE Act offers important solutions Apr 14, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
Start of a New Trend? Hepatitis C Cases Drop in the U.S. After a decade of increases, health officials aren't sure if change is just a statistical blip Apr 04, 2024
Oldest Man Dies; Fentanyl Easter Eggs; Lauren Boebert's Blood Clot Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 04, 2024
Telehealth Improves Hepatitis C Treatment in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Facilitated telemedicine embedded into opioid treatment programs boosted HCV cure rates Apr 03, 2024
Almost 108,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2022, Another Record 1% higher than overdose deaths in 2021, says CDC Mar 22, 2024
