Updates
FDA Approves First Nalmefene Hydrochloride Auto-injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Zurnai, the first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. The agency approved the first...
Patients in Hospitals with Inpatient Addiction Services Were Likelier to Start & Continue Lifesaving Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder After Discharge
In the first large randomized controlled trial of hospital-based addiction consult services for the treatment of opioid use disorder, the team of researchers found that with the CATCH program, the odds of patients initiating medication for opioid use disorder...
Updated NC Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for August 2024
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. While the year-to-date...
Too Few Retailers Check IDs When NC Kids Buy Tobacco. That Could Jeopardize Federal Substance Use Treatment Funds
North Carolina is teetering on the edge of losing roughly $5.4 million in federal funds for combating the opioid epidemic and supporting substance use disorder treatment. If the state doesn’t slash youth tobacco access, it could forfeit funding. But North Carolina’s...
A Detox Dilemma Beyond Benzodiazepines; Clonidine’s Quandary in Alcohol Withdrawal Management
Benzodiazepines are the primary method of treatment for alcohol withdrawal, though ASAM guidelines also include alternative agents for consideration. Due to concerns about potential more-than-necessary benzodiazepine use, this study used a single-site VA retrospective...
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