Addiction Medicine
Behavioral Health
Alcohol use disorder: How best to screen and intervene
The USPSTF recommends the AUDIT, the AUDIT-C, or the single-question NIAAA screen. The CAGE screening tool has low sensitivity at lower levels of...
From the Journals
Buprenorphine for NAS shows promise in reducing length of stay
Up to 70% of newborns with NAS will require pharmacologic treatment to alleviate symptoms.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA labeling templates smooth way for OTC naloxone
The templates aim to ease the submission process for manufacturers.
From the Journals
App aims to detect respiratory failure in opioid overdoses
If a disordered breathing pattern is detected, the app is designed to send a text message to a prespecified contact.
Latest News
Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction
Even as the opioid epidemic continues, the toll of methamphetamine use is on the rise, too.
Opinion
Opioid crisis offers poignant lessons for public health
Dr. Dinah Miller says experiments addressing the crisis must be contained while ascertaining what works and what doesn’t.
Opinion
A prescription for ‘deprescribing’: A case report
Deprescibing can be performed safely and effectively, according to Dr. Nicolas Badre.
Daily News Podcast
Prenatal valproate and ADHD
The role that mothers play in the link between depression and fathers and daughters.
News from the FDA/CDC
Synthetic opioids drive spike in U.S. fatal drug overdoses
Spurned by physicians, more users seem to be turning to street drugs that contain fentanyl and similar substances.
Opinion
Liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes could prove more addictive; gratitude tied to less anxiety, depression
The image of inhaling the vapor from electronic cigarettes – vaping – is presented by some as an innocuous substitute to smoking traditional...
News
With hemp now legal, FDA reaffirms rules for cannabis compounds