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UPDATED NC STATEWIDE OVERDOSE SURVEILLANCE REPORTS FOR DECEMBER 2023
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 303...
One in Six Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Leave the Hospital Before Completing Treatment, Potentially Due to Untreated Withdrawal Symptoms
The number of patients admitted with opioid use disorder (OUD) and injection-related infections who left the hospital before completing treatment increased significantly between 2016 and 2020, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
Rise in Child Suicide in the U.S. Linked in Part to the Nation’s Opioid Crisis
The rise in child suicides in the United States since 2010 was fueled in part by the nation's opioid crisis, which previous studies found increased rates of child neglect and altered household living arrangements, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Read more:...
No Spike in Overdoses with COVID-era Expansion of Methadone Access
A new study led by researchers at Columbia University indicates that patients who receive methadone take-home doses—a protocol expanded during the COVID pandemic—are no more likely to overdose or drop out of care than those whose methadone is delivered at...
Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Does Structural and Interpersonal Bias Against Pregnant and Postpartum People with Substance Use Disorders Undermine Parenting Identity?
Pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders are a highly stigmatized group. Structural and interpersonal bias contribute to reluctance to engage in prenatal, postpartum, and well-child care for this population. Two studies described in the Journal of...
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