Addiction Medicine
From the Journals
Synthetic opioid use up almost 800% nationwide
More than 100,000 people in the United States died of an unintended drug overdose in 2021, a record high.
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Opioid use in the elderly a dementia risk factor?
Exposure to these drugs may be another modifiable risk factor for dementia.
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”
From the Journals
Safe supply programs aim to reduce drug overdose deaths
Enrolled participants can access medications, including opioids, as a substitute for the unregulated substances that they consume.
Conference Coverage
Innovative med school curriculum could help curb the opioid epidemic
A lack of understanding about addiction has contributed to the “huge problem” experts now face in treating addictions.
From the Journals
Multiple mental health woes? Blame it on genetics
The results could lead to the development of treatments that address multiple psychiatric disorders at once.
Conference Coverage
Treatment for alcohol abuse reduces hepatitis readmission
However, these support systems are not always feasible or easy to introduce.
Conference Coverage
Up in smoke: Cannabis-related ED visits increased 18-fold for older Californians
Researchers advise doctors to screen older adults for cannabis use.
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Multistate opioid crackdown nets indictment against seven physicians
“Today’s takedown targets medical providers across the country whose greed drove them to abandon this responsibility in favor of criminal profits...
Conference Coverage
Substance use disorders increase risk for death from COVID-19
“We’ve been worried about seeing what consequences SARS-CoV-2 was going to have on users of these substances, especially in light of the great...
Conference Coverage
Alcohol dependence drug the next antianxiety med?
“These results indicate that disulfiram can be used safely by elderly patients suffering from anxiety and insomnia and has the potential to become...