— Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks. by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today | August 7, 2023 Certain healthcare workers including registered nurses (RNs) were at increased risk for fatal drug overdoses, a longitudinal study from 2008 to 2019 found. After adjustment for various factors, the risk[Read More…]
Addiction Data
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults
— Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show. by Jennifer Henderson | Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today | August 7, 2023 For young people with opioid use disorder (OUD), buprenorphine costs have declined overall but with drastic variation by payer type, researchers found. Examining buprenorphine[Read More…]
State And Territory Approaches To Improving Care For Individuals Affected By Stimulant And Polysubstance Use
Stimulant And Polysubstance Use Policy Academy Final Report Introduction The drug overdose epidemic continues to worsen and has evolved over time. Many states are experiencing a resurgence in use and harms related to stimulants—particularly illicit stimulants—such as cocaine and methamphetamine. Although opioids—mainly synthetic opioids such as illicitly manufactured fentanyls—are currently[Read More…]
Opioid addiction starts at the ER, according to studies.
by Bocconi University Legitimate prescriptions of opioids as painkillers are a contributing factor in long-term addiction to these substances. This is what Sarah Eichmeyer of Bocconi’s Department of Economics and Jonathan Zhang of McMaster University in Canada found and described in two recent papers, “Pathways into Opioid Dependence: Evidence from[Read More…]
Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana among top 10 states with most drug overdose deaths
By WKRC | Sun, July 30th 2023 | 10:41 PM EDT CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are getting hit harder by the opioid epidemic than over 80 percent of the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided a ranking of the states with the most deaths from drug overdoses.[Read More…]
Addiction Recovery Care’s unique approach to addiction treatment
Amelia Ickes | Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 Kentucky recently ranked first in adult access to mental health, but fourth in drug overdose rates across the United States. Among the organizations addressing this disparity is Addiction Recovery Care, which offers the full continuum of addiction treatment across its 19 residential centers and 11 outpatient centers. Its first[Read More…]
Greenberg: Louisville will receive millions in funding to fight impact of opioid addiction
This money comes from legal settlements with opioid distributors, dispensers and manufacturers. Credit: Alyssa Newton, WHAS11 News Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announces a new policy on seized firearms. They will be made inoperable before being sent to KSP. Author: Arianna Sergio LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the city of[Read More…]
UW researcher says there’s a simple way to help people addicted to fentanyl
By Eilis O’Neill The death toll of the opioid crisis is rising faster in Washington state than anywhere else in the country. Addiction researchers say one thing that could help would be revisiting federal prescribing guidelines for buprenorphine, one of the main medications that can help people addicted to fentanyl or other[Read More…]
Advocates of using psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat addiction say its risks to the heart can be mitigated in a controlled study
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023 By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission held its first public hearing Monday, July 17, to discuss funding development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine with some of the money the state is getting from settlements with drug makers and[Read More…]
Mountain State Spotlight explains: West Virginia’s opioid settlement foundation will soon have board members. Here’s how they’re picked.
By Allen Siegler for Mountain State Spotlight Local governments have been selecting their representatives for the West Virginia First Foundation. Here’s the process and what impact they’ll have on the state’s efforts to abate the opioid crisis. In the coming days, local government leaders across West Virginia are set to[Read More…]