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Drug abuse–linked infective endocarditis spiking in U.S.
New cases doubled from 2002 to 2016, and those affected tended to be younger white males living in poverty.
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CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
Med Tech Report
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
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USPSTF draft guidance calls for drug use screening
They found “adequate evidence” that screening tools can detect illicit drug use.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
Feature
Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
Conference Coverage
Medication overuse prevalent among U.S. migraine patients
PHILADELPHIA – Results from a U.S. survey showed an 18% prevalence of medication overuse among people with self-reported migraine symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
Conference Coverage
Opioid use is common among migraineurs who take prescription medication
PHILADELPHIA – Despite recommendations against it, opioid use is common among migraineurs.
Conference Coverage
Mindfulness-based relapse prevention tied to lower anxiety, depression
SAN ANTONIO – “Mindfulness-based relapse prevention can be successfully implemented in an outpatient setting with as good as or better results as...
Commentary
Treatment in prison systems might lead to drop in overdose deaths
People leveraged into treatment to maintain professional licenses, including physicians, have rates of sobriety of 90% or greater after 5 years,...