Updates

"Don't be mean." That advice might be seen as unnecessary for most doctor-patient relationships, but not for treating patients with substance use disorder (SUD), especially pregnant patients, according to Cara Poland, MD, MEd, of Michigan State University College of...

People with a nonfatal opioid overdose who have access to a peer support program while in the emergency department are more likely to initiate treatment and less likely to have repeated overdoses, according to a Rutgers Health study. The study is the largest study on...

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...

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,...

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...