Updates
Community Support for Harm Reduction and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
As the opioid epidemic continues, community support is needed to start and sustain community-based strategies including needle exchange, access to naloxone, and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). In this cross-sectional online survey, the authors evaluated...
Top U.S. Addiction Researcher Calls GLP-1 Data for Addiction ‘Very Exciting’
Early data regarding the use of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat addiction is “very, very, exciting,” Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said recently. But even as she expressed enthusiasm for the new drugs’ potential,...
Updated NC Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports – February 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 ED visits for overdose reports. Suspected Overdose Deaths There were 264...
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Alcohol Awareness Month is coming up in April. Drinking too much can harm your health. Excessive alcohol use increases your risk of injuries, violence, heart disease, some cancers, and other chronic diseases. In 2022, there were roughly 6,000 deaths due to...
Update On the Clinical Pharmacology of Kratom: Uses, Abuse Potential and Future Considerations
In this article, the authors discuss the pharmacokinetics, effects, and potential toxicity of kratom. Kratom contains 40 alkaloids, primarily mitragynine, and these alkaloids bind to opioid, serotonin, and adrenergic receptors. Anecdotally, kratom has been used to...
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