Updates
FDA Takes Steps to Advance the Development of Novel Therapies for Stimulant Use Disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published a new draft guidance to assist sponsors in developing treatments for stimulant use disorders. The guidance, Stimulant Use Disorders: Developing Drugs for Treatment, when finalized, will be the first to provide...
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
New government data shows more than 1 in 6 Americans suffered a substance use disorder in 2022. In the recently released survey, alcohol and drug misuse involved roughly the same numbers of people: About 30 million had an alcohol use disorder, while 27 million had a...
Updated NC Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports – October 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 348...
Racial/ethnic Disparities in Timely Receipt of Buprenorphine among Medicare Disability Beneficiaries
People who receive Medicare disability benefits are at higher risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD), but also frequently have difficulty accessing medical services. In this study, researchers looked at Medicare disability beneficiaries (MDB) with OUD access to...
Opioid Settlements: The Role for Addiction Medicine in Guiding Effective Spending
As opioid settlement funds are dispersed to state and local jurisdictions, the authors of this commentary provide suggestions about how addiction medicine specialists can affect the way monies are utilized and help ensure they have a significant impact on the opioid...
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