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Total Abstinence Not the Only Treatment Goal in SUD
Even slight reductions in drug use can lessen depression and reduce cravings, a new analysis showed.
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No Impact of Legalized Cannabis on Opioid Prescriptions, Mortality
However, investigators found that recreational cannabis laws may be tied to a potential reduction in synthetic opioid deaths.
From the Journals
New Guideline Offers Recommendations for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
The guidelines note the importance of policy aimed at alcohol use reduction, multidisciplinary care for alcohol use disorder and alcohol-...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Recommends DEA Move Cannabis From Schedule I to III
The FDA said in its report that cannabis is a low-risk threat to public health.
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Shelf Life for Opioid Overdose Drug Naloxone Extended
Opioid overdose medication, naloxone, receives shelf life extension.
From the Journals
Deaths Linked to Substance Use, CVD on the Rise
Researchers collected data on deaths within the United States where both SU and CVD (SU+CVD) were a contributing or an underlying cause.
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Buprenorphine Slightly Less Risky than Methadone for Fetal Malformation
A study finds a small increased risk for malformations when pregnant women use methadone for opioid use disorder, but for some women, methadone...
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Smoking and Drinking Up the Risk for Diverticulitis
Since there are currently no medical means to prevent diverticulitis other than dietary and lifestyle interventions, counseling patients about...
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Dopamine Fasting: Some MDs Are Prescribing It. Should You?
Could dopamine fasting or abstaining from “addictive behaviors,” reset reward center in brain?
From the Journals
SUDs rates highest in head, neck, and gastric cancer survivors
Alcohol use disorder was the most common type of SUD across multiple subtypes of cancer patients.
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‘Fake Xanax’ Tied to Seizures, Coma Is Resistant to Naloxone
Bromazolam is one of at least a dozen designer benzodiazepines created in the lab but not approved for any therapeutic use.