Drug Abuse
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Doctors Assess Link Between Parents, Children in Opioid Misuse
Can parents’ behaviors have tangible effects on their children’s future habits? If you’re of a certain age, you’ll…
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Overdose Rate at All-Time High Over 12-Months
Overdose evaluation ended May 2020, suggesting it’s not entirely COVID-related The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory…
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Study Shows Rise in Drug Overdoses During Pandemic
Even prior to COVID, progress being reversed by introduction of fentanyl New data from around the U.S. confirms…
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Study Shows Abundant Discrimination Against Individuals Dependent On Opioids
Nearly 30 percent experienced such treatment in recent research A new study shows 29 percent of private post-acute…
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Ketamine: A Novel Cure For Depression?
It seems like Ketamine infusion clinics are the latest healthcare fad. In 2019, President Trump was touting that…
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Addiction Treatment and COVID-19: Preparing Facilities
What steps have been taken for addiction treatment regarding COVID-19 and how can treatment facilities best prepare? By…
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The Vagaries of Vaping
There’s still a lot to learn about the risks and consequences of the so-called safe alternative to smoking.…
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The Symptoms of Prescription Drug Abuse
In their careers, social workers will come across a different kind of addict. These addicts are not addicted…
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New DEA Ruling Aimed at Increasing Addiction Treatment
Practitioners now able to prescribe, dispense buprenorphine to patients The United States Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced a…
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Unusual Variability in How States Use, Pay for Opioid Addiction Treatment
IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics released a new research report that revealed dramatic variations in how states prescribe…
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