opioid use disorder
Better Algorithms Needed for Predicting Opioid Use Disorder
There is a need for more robust data and improved machine learning techniques to accurately assess the genetic risk ...
MARCH 20, 2025
DEA Releases Telehealth Prescribing Rules For Controlled Substances, Buprenorphine
On January 15, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s long-awaited rules on telehealth prescribing of ...
MARCH 9, 2025
OUD Screening Yields No Significant Increase in New Diagnoses
Screening for OUD during primary care visits didn’t increase new patient diagnoses in a “clinically ...
APRIL 29, 2024
New EPIC Tool Facilitates ED Care for OUD
A new clinical decision support tool helps ED clinicians identify patients with OUD, evaluate withdrawal ...
MARCH 27, 2024
Decreased Opioid Prescribing Not a Silver Bullet for Reducing Overdose Deaths
Opioid prescribing has fallen by nearly 50% over the past 10 years, but opioid-related overdose deaths continue to ...
MARCH 25, 2024
Telehealth Supports Retention in Treatment for OUD
The “Helping to End Addiction Long-term” Initiative found that starting buprenorphine treatment along ...
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Tips for Managing Critically Ill Patients with OUD
Multiple opportunities exist for clinicians to optimize care for patients with opioid use disorder in the ICU, ...
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Buprenorphine or Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder? Review Offers New Insights
Patient retention is higher for methadone than sublingual buprenorphine after the first month of use, but long-term ...
AUGUST 31, 2023
Prescription Opioid Use Continues to Play Role in Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis has been so difficult to mitigate, primarily because a variety of factors have evolved to create ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Access to Care During Pandemic Linked to Fewer Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths
Increased access to methadone at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic may have been behind a reduction in ...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Mindfulness, Psychotherapy Combination Shows Benefit Against Opioid Misuse
For adult participants in a primary care setting, mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) led to ...
AUGUST 8, 2022
Opioid Use Disorders Over 30% More Likely in COVID-19 Survivors
Patients who had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk for experiencing mental health problems than their peers ...
MAY 6, 2022
