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Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Down With Medicaid Expansion drugs
January 20, 2020
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in total opioid overdose deaths and with increases in methadone-related mortality, according to a study published online January in JAMA Network Open.
Prevalence of Buprenorphine-Waivered Prescribers Increasing drugs
January 20, 2020
From 2007 to 2017, there was an increase in the prevalence of buprenorphine-waivered prescribers in the United States, according to a research letter published online January in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Recent Years Saw Drop in Opioid Prescribing at ED Discharge drugs
January 20, 2020
The percentage of emergency department visits with an opioid prescribed increased from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 then decreased to 2016-2017, according to a study published online January in the National Health Statistics Reports.
Just 2% of Patients Who Need It Get Anti-Opioid Drug Naloxone drugs
January 19, 2020
Naloxone can prevent opioid overdose deaths, but only a tiny percentage of Americans at risk are prescribed the lifesaving drug. That's the key finding from an analysis of nationwide data on adults with private health insurance.
Few Youths Receive Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose drugs
January 16, 2020
Less than one-third of youths surviving an opioid overdose receive timely addiction treatment, according to a study published online January in JAMA Pediatrics.
Endo agrees opioid settlement payment with Oklahoma for $8.75m europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 15, 2020
The US state of Oklahoma has agreed to a settlement from Endo International after an investigation into its role in the opioid abuse crisis.
Opioid Use By Teens a Red Flag for Other Dangers drugs
January 07, 2020
Teenagers who've experimented with opioid painkillers are likely to be taking other health risks, a new study finds. In a national survey of U.S. high school students, 14% said they had ever "misused" a prescription opioid such as Vicodin ...
One Big Roadblock to Opioid Addiction Treatment drugs
January 07, 2020
The crisis of opioid abuse continues in the United States. However, a new study finds there still aren't enough doctors authorized to prescribe the leading drug treatment for opioid addiction.
2014 to 2016 Saw Decline in U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids drugs
January 07, 2020
From 2014 to 2016, there was a decrease in the proportion of U.S. adults who were prescribed opioids, with a larger decrease seen for those who reported moderate or more severe pain versus less-than-moderate pain ...
Opioid-Meth Habit Particularly Hard to Break drugs
January 02, 2020
Opioid addiction is tough enough to beat, but new research shows that having an accompanying methamphetamine habit may make quitting far more difficult.

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