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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...
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:...
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