Addiction Medicine
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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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Dopamine Fasting: Some MDs Are Prescribing It. Should You?
Could dopamine fasting or abstaining from “addictive behaviors,” reset reward center in brain?
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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.
From the Journals
How an Obesity Drug Could Help Alcohol Use Disorder
“There was a very strong response, even at a very low dose.”
Evidence-Based Reviews
Opioid use disorder in pregnancy: A strategy for using methadone
Divided doses can help address the unique needs of patients who are pregnant.
Commentary
Mass shooters and mental illness: Reexamining the connection
Untreated mental illness combined with access to firearms poses a lethal threat to society.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Cannabis and schizophrenia: A complex relationship
For some who are predisposed to psychosis, cannabis may trigger or exacerbate symptoms.
Commentary
Navigating the challenges of patients with substance use disorders who leave AMA
Working closely with individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), we’ve observed a worrisome trend of patients leaving the hospital against...