Updates
New North Carolina Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for January 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 332...
Substance Use Outcomes from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-term Study (CAMELS)
Anxiety and substance use disorders are prevalent and frequently co-occur, with prior evidence suggesting anxiety precedes and often predicts substance use disorders (SUD). In this study, researchers examined the prevalence of substance use in a follow-up study of the...
With Opioid Deaths Soaring, Biden Administration Will Widen Access to Methadone
As drug deaths surged above 112,000 a year in the U.S., driven by the spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, addiction experts have pointed to a troubling paradox. Proven medications, including methadone, have been shown to save lives, cutting the risk of relapses...
Sharing of Addiction Treatment Records Gets Biden HHS Overhaul
Drug addiction treatment records will face fewer barriers to sharing among medical professionals under a new rule recently issued by the Biden administrations’ Health and Human Services Department. Required under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
42 CFR Part 8 Final Rule Table of Changes
This final rule modifies and updates certain provisions of regulations related to Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) accreditation, certification, and standards for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in OTPs. This...
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