Addiction Medicine
Commentary
Buprenorphine offers a way to rise from the ashes of addiction
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a physician is having a direct impact on alleviating patient suffering.
Feature
As opioid deaths climb, human trials begin for vaccine
The first vaccine to enter a trial targets oxycodone.
From the Journals
Opioid overdoses tied to lasting cognitive impairment
One study in the review found that about 39% of people seeking buprenorphine treatment suffered from neurocognitive impairment.
Conference Coverage
Growing proportion of cardiac arrests in U.S. considered opioid related
Due to a steep rise, opioid-associated cardiac arrests have become a major public health issue.
Feature
The trauma and healing of 9/11 echo in COVID-19
“To me, 9/11 placed psychological first aid on the map,” said Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, who was involved in early interventions for Sept. 11...
Feature
United Healthcare settles claims it violated mental health parity
The joint New York–federal investigation determined that United Healthcare reduced reimbursement rates for out-of-network mental health services...
From the Journals
‘Deeper dive’ into opioid overdose deaths during COVID pandemic
Results also showed that, compared to 2019, significantly more men died from overdoses in 2020 in Colorado and Indiana.
News from the FDA/CDC
EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020
Fentanyl became increasingly involved in benzodiazepine overdose deaths through the first half of the year.
Latest News
Self-described ‘assassin,’ now doctor, indicted for 1M illegal opioid doses
Dr. Talbot refers to himself as “a former assassin,” “retired military commander,” and “leader of the Medellin Cartel’s New York operations at the...
Latest News
Alcohol use by young adolescents drops during pandemic
Use of nicotine and misuse of prescription medications remained stable during pandemic period.
Opinion
Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”