Addiction Medicine
Practice Alert Podcast
Teens & tobacco use: USPSTF issues draft recs on prevention, cessation
The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation that indicates behavioral interventions can reduce the chances of...
Commentary
Fetal alcohol exposure overlooked again?
Ask pregnant women this question: “When did you realize you were pregnant and were you doing any social drinking before you knew?” Dr. Carl C....
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...
News from the FDA/CDC
Smoking-cessation attempts changed little over 7-year span
“Smokers should be encouraged to keep trying to quit until they succeed, and health care providers should be encouraged to keep supporting smokers...
News from the FDA/CDC
Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018
Drop of 4.2% from 2017 shows “we’re beginning to win the fight against” opioid use disorder and addiction, said HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
From the Journals
Vaping device marketers take aim at youth through social media
More than a third of JUUL-related posts contained overt promotional content that highlighted ways to obtain products at reduced cost, such as...
Feature
Medicare going in ‘right direction’ on opioid epidemic
About 174,000 Medicare beneficiaries received such medication-assisted treatment in 2018, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General.
From the Journals
Opioid exposure leads to poor perinatal and postnatal outcomes
Data from women at increased risk for opioid abuse show need for long-term support for mothers and children.
From the Journals
CBT intervention tied to Internet addiction remission in men
The primary endpoint of remission, defined as a score of less than 7 on the AICA-S, was achieved by 50 patients (69.4%) in the treatment arm,...
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,...