White House Drug Control Office Focused on Improving Treatment Access Disrupting the illegal drug supply chain also high on the list, says ONDCP director Rahul Gupta Jan 05, 2023
The X Waiver Is Officially Dead But now, doctors will have to take substance use disorder training to get their DEA license Jan 05, 2023
Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Among Black Women On average, overdose deaths resulted in more than three decades of life lost Dec 14, 2022
Police Attitudes on Naloxone Use for Overdose Improved With Pharmacists' Help Training for Tennessee police officers yielded small gains in overdose response outlooks Dec 07, 2022
Drug-Diversion Program Cut Controlled-Substance Discrepancies at Mount Sinai A daily audit of EHR and dispensing machines revealed documentation mistakes, other errors Dec 07, 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics Dec 06, 2022
To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Step Up Safe Prescribing Practices, Expert Urges Overprescribing a continuing problem, Benjamin Davies tells urologists Dec 02, 2022
Fewer Neonatal Risks With Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy But maternal outcomes are similar to methadone's, large study shows Dec 01, 2022
Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain May Not Live Up to the Hype Retrospective study finds no reduction in opioid use vs conventional medical management Nov 28, 2022
Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill Nov 22, 2022
Gabapentin, Opioid Prescriptions More Likely to Overlap in Recent Years An unintentional consequence of opioid prescribing restrictions? Nov 21, 2022
CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Nov 18, 2022
Chronic Pain: Opioids No Longer Treatment of Choice Nondrug therapies increased markedly in wake of 2016 CDC guidance Nov 07, 2022
CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here's What to Know. Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines Nov 03, 2022
'Pill Mill' Docs, You May Be in for a Big Scare Two recent Supreme Court cases have major implications for physician practice Oct 27, 2022
For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses? Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia Oct 24, 2022
APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters Oct 23, 2022
Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Say False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
Opioids Most Common Contributor to Fatal Poisonings in Young Kids 42% of all deadly poisonings tracked from 2005-2018 were due to Illicit or prescription opioids Oct 12, 2022
Opioids Tainted With Mystery Chemical Sparked Flood of Unusual Overdoses Pennsylvania outbreak spawned 94 cases, many with low heart rate or sky-high blood pressure Oct 06, 2022
It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians Oct 04, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
Why My Patients Go Opioid-Free After Surgery Shifting the paradigm around prescribing opioids Aug 13, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
CDC Nixes Misleading Video About Cops' Risk of Fentanyl Overdose Video removed due to "concerns that parts of this video may mischaracterize the risks," CDC says Jul 14, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief? Recent study highlights benefits and builds on previous research Jun 27, 2022
New Hampshire Hospital Lost Nearly 8 Gallons of Fentanyl Leadership sanctioned; diversion played a role, but couldn't explain all of the missing bags Jun 15, 2022
Doc Gets Prison for COVID 'Cure'; Proton Therapy Gold Rush; Blackfeet Opioid Crisis This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 01, 2022
Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training May 23, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing May 16, 2022
Program to Reduce Opioid Scripts Post-Surgery Worked for Thyroid Cancer Patients Post-surgical intervention may help to reduce the risk of opioid addiction and overdose Apr 29, 2022
'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World? Next-gen broad-spectrum analgesic markedly reduces adverse effects, including abuse liability Apr 05, 2022
Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Follow Teens Into Adulthood Long-term study finds adolescents do not "recover on their own," as some observers have suggested Apr 01, 2022
