CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield discussed the parallels between the crises and his plans to combat opioids during a recent interview. Robert Redfield has only been the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since March, but in that time he has made his stance on the opioid crisis known. Redfield, 66,… Continue reading Opioid Crisis “More Deadly” Than AIDS Epidemic, CDC Director Says
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Kids, Parents & Grandparents All Face Strain Of Opioid Crisis
One expert estimates that for every child in foster care due to a parent’s addiction there are 18 to 20 children who have been informally taken in by family members. When parents are living with opioid addiction—or even trying to establish their lives in recovery—it can take a toll on the whole family, from kids… Continue reading Kids, Parents & Grandparents All Face Strain Of Opioid Crisis
Colleges Create Opioid Response Plans Amid National Crisis
Even though overdose deaths on college campuses are relatively rare, many schools are still choosing to put a plan in place. Colleges across the country are focused on responding to the opioid epidemic, even as opioid abuse and overdose deaths remain very rare on campus. According to the American College Health Association, about 7 to… Continue reading Colleges Create Opioid Response Plans Amid National Crisis
Link Between Heroin Addiction And Narcolepsy Examined
Could opiates be the key to treating the chronic sleep disorder? Heroin could be the next big breakthrough in treating narcolepsy. That’s one possibility raised in a paper published recently in the journal Science Translational Medicine, detailing new work probing the connection between addiction and the chronic sleep disorder.a When narcoleptics nod off or lose… Continue reading Link Between Heroin Addiction And Narcolepsy Examined
"Recovery Boys" Doc Candidly Explores Addiction, Trauma & Rehabilitation
The documentary follows 4 young men who find support and relief through delving deep into their emotions in a rehabilitation setting. The documentary Recovery Boys, which is screening on Netflix as well as in select theaters, focuses on four young men seeking recovery from opioid dependency at a rehabilitation facility in West Virginia. Directed by… Continue reading "Recovery Boys" Doc Candidly Explores Addiction, Trauma & Rehabilitation
Buprenorphine Exposure Affects Kids At Alarming Rates
The number of children exposed to the addiction drug rose 215% over three years. As the opioid crisis continues to grow, some children are being put at risk as they are exposed to buprenorphine, an opioid medication used to treat opioid use disorder. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that from 2007 to… Continue reading Buprenorphine Exposure Affects Kids At Alarming Rates
Medication-Assisted Treatment Saves Lives But Is Severely Underutilized
A new study found that in the year after an overdose less than one-third of patients were prescribed methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone. A new study found that drugs used to reduce opioid use in people with addiction are seriously underutilized. The medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine published the study, which followed close to 18,000… Continue reading Medication-Assisted Treatment Saves Lives But Is Severely Underutilized
New York Plans To Allow Medical Marijuana As Opioid Alternative
“We looked at the pros, we looked at the cons, and when we were done, we realized that the pros outweighed the cons,” said one public health official. The New York Department of Health will now recommend that the state allow adults to legally use medical marijuana instead of an opioid prescription, or if they… Continue reading New York Plans To Allow Medical Marijuana As Opioid Alternative
Generic Suboxone Strips Get The Green Light
The FDA’s move could mean wider availability and more competitive pricing for the popular addiction-fighting drug. The FDA last week sparked a flurry of legal wrangling when it gave the go-ahead for two drugmakers to sell generic versions of Suboxone strips. Part of an agency push to expand access to medication-assisted treatment, the move could… Continue reading Generic Suboxone Strips Get The Green Light
Using Marijuana to Treat Opioid Addiction
When I’m on marijuana, the thought of injecting toxic drugs into my body seems totally unhealthy and unappealing. If you believe that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) is wrong because it’s “just substituting one drug for another,” then you’re really not going to like this article. It’s not about one of the… Continue reading Using Marijuana to Treat Opioid Addiction