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Could a vaccine (and more) fix the fentanyl crisis?
The first human trial is underway right now for a vaccine against oxycodone. Not only that, but there are other vaccines that are in animal trials...
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Heart failure drug a new treatment option for alcoholism?
Researchers “have observed that patients with AUD often present with changes in peripheral hormones, including aldosterone, which plays a key role...
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Minorities hit especially hard by overdose deaths during COVID
Expanding access to naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and treatments for substance use disorders to disproportionately affected populations is...
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Urgent need for research into psychedelic therapy for older adults
Little is known about appropriate dosing, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of psychedelics in older adults.
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Psychiatrists’ views on psychoactive drugs clash with U.S. policy
Survey respondents viewed psilocybin and ketamine as similarly safe – and safer than methamphetamine and alprazolam.
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How to identify and treat patients with substance use disorders
Doctors aren’t necessarily rewarded for the time it takes to develop a rapport with patients ... that leads to asking, “How much are you drinking...
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DOJ: Indiana nurses allowed controlled substances during opioid recovery
“This improvement will increase access to treatment resources, enabling more nurses to complete treatment and progress toward a safe return to...
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Alcohol warning labels need updates to reflect harms: NEJM
The current warning is“so understated that it borders on being misleading.”
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Stable, long-term opioid therapy safer than tapering?
The investigators compared three dosing strategies: abrupt withdrawal, gradual tapering, and continuation of the current stable dosage.
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Psychedelic drug therapy a potential ‘breakthrough’ for alcohol dependence
The effects observed with psilocybin were “considerably larger” than those of currently approved treatments for alcohol use disorder.
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Reducing alcohol intake may reduce cancer risk
Study suggests cancer risk can be meaningfully altered by changing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed.