Thursday, July 13, 2023 (Editor’s note: Watch a video with researcher Marian Reven explaining the benefits of aromatherapy.) Aromatherapy eases stress in people undergoing treatment for substance use disorder which, in turn, could enhance their chances of a successful recovery, according to West Virginia University research. The study, which is ongoing, incorporates the use of[Read More…]
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Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of 17 Bills
Washington, D.C. — Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of 17 bills.
How the pandemic spurred a push to expand methadone access
BY JOSEPH CHOI | 07/12/23 | 5:30 AM ET A bipartisan push to expand methadone access across America is picking up momentum after restrictions on the medication were relaxed during the pandemic. Methadone is one of the most effective treatments available for opioid use disorder (OUD), however experts have long feared[Read More…]
‘Support them on their path to recovery’: Jackson County Jail announces new program to treat substance use
The Jackson County Jail now joins 34 other Indiana counties in offering treatment for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder. JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. — Jackson County Jail leaders announced a new program to treat substance use and reduce recidivism Wednesday. Jackson County, Indiana Sheriff Rick Meyer said the Medication Assisted Treatment[Read More…]
New UCF Study Examines Insurance Barriers to Access Opioid Addiction Medication
While insurance coverage of some forms of buprenorphine has improved over the years, researchers say coverage of new, more effective forms of the medication is lacking. By Danielle Hendrix ’15 | July 12, 2023 In 2021, more people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. than any other year in history, according[Read More…]
Horse tranquillizer increasingly common in opioid overdoses, Kentucky poison control says
By Reyna Katko | July 12, 2023 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The U.S. is seeing an alarming increase in opioids laced with xylazine, a tranquillizer for horses and other animals. Kentucky has had more than a handful of xylazine overdoses, and, to make matters worse, xylazine is resistant to Narcan[Read More…]
What does it mean to be ‘in recovery’? We need a better federal definition.
By Mitchell Berger | July 11, 2023 STAT News | FIRST OPINION “When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a formidable philosopher and logician, Carroll[Read More…]
White House launches national response plan for combatting ‘tranq’ drug deaths
By NATHANIEL WEIXEL | 07/11/23 | 5:00 AM ET The Biden administration is rolling out a national response plan to deal with the threat of fentanyl combined with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is an easily accessible veterinary drug approved for use in animals as a sedative and pain reliever. But it is[Read More…]
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Look at the Evolving Landscape of Federal OUD Treatment Policies
By Heather Saunders & Nirmita Panchal | July 11, 2023 Opioid overdose deaths, primarily driven by fentanyl, have surged during the pandemic, exposing significant gaps in access to and availability of treatment. From 2016 to 2021, opioid overdose deaths nearly doubled, from 42,249 to 80,411. By 2021, these deaths accounted for 75% of all fatal drug overdoses, up from 66% in[Read More…]
Here’s who controls the $50 billion opioid settlement funds in each state
Kaiser Health News | By Aneri Pattani Published July 10, 2023 at 9:41 AM EDT As more than $50 billion makes its way to state and local governments to compensate for the opioid epidemic, people with high hopes for the money are already fighting over a little-known bureaucratic arm of the process:[Read More…]