Addiction Medicine
Commentary
The X-waiver is dead
When Erin Schanning lost her brother to an overdose, she wanted to know what could have been done to have helped him.
From the Journals
Unexpected link between light drinking and dementia risk
A study offers new information on how risk changes over time as people change their drinking habits.
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No spike in overdose deaths from relaxed buprenorphine regulations
“When my patients leave the hospital with a buprenorphine prescription, they are much less likely to return with another overdose or serious...
News from the FDA/CDC
Massive rise in drug overdose deaths driven by opioids
The total number of deaths caused by drug overdose exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever in 2021.
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Pandemic pregnancy-linked deaths up 35% from 2019
Drug-related deaths increased 55.3% and deaths from homicide increased 41.2%.
From the Journals
Psychiatric illnesses share common brain network
The findings highlight the possibility of “potentially developing transdiagnostic treatments based on common neurobiology, not just symptom...
Practice Alert
CDC updates guidance on opioid prescribing in adults
Opioid prescribing has decreased in recent years, but related deaths have not. New guidance from the CDC aims to address this gap and offset some...
From the Journals
Six healthy lifestyle habits linked to slowed memory decline
A healthy diet emerged as the strongest deterrent, in a new study.
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U.S. ketamine poisonings up 81%
Overall ketamine exposures were low, but researchers say the findings add to a growing body of research that suggests recreational ketamine use...
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Chronic pain patients swapping opioids for medical cannabis
Using cannabis also led to decreased use of physical therapy among more than a third of respondents to a survey.
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Screen all patients for cannabis use before surgery: Guideline
Patients who regularly use cannabis may experience worse pain and nausea after surgery and may require more opioid analgesia.