CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality Feb 15, 2024
No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose Feb 09, 2024
What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country Feb 05, 2024
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth Feb 02, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however Jan 24, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts Jan 16, 2024
The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action Jan 14, 2024
We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey Jan 08, 2024
Ethics of Palliative Psychiatry; 4-Year Lybalvi Data; 'Dry January' Psych Benefits News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 03, 2024
Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials Jan 01, 2024
U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough? Dec 30, 2023
Bernie Sanders Has COVID; Global Fake Ozempic Problem; Nitazenes, the New Fentanyl? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 29, 2023
On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Term An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health Dec 28, 2023
Autism Aggression Sensor; Psychiatry Top Telehealth Spender; Mid-Stage Wins, Losses News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 27, 2023
988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues Dec 26, 2023
First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 18, 2023
Cats and Schizophrenia; FDA to Review MDMA PTSD Treatment; Yogurt to Destress? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 13, 2023
Mobile Unit Preferred for Buprenorphine Access Long wait times, transport to pharmacies cited as barriers by clients with opioid use disorder Dec 08, 2023
Ways to Strengthen Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Integrating mental health, education in schools, and family involvement are a start, says expert Dec 07, 2023 video
GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policy The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate Dec 07, 2023
Another Mid-Stage Psychedelic Win; Gun Suicides Reach High; Magnetic Seizure Therapy News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 06, 2023
Advice to the Field of Suicidology: A Way Home When 'Bad Lost' The conventional approach to identifying suicide risk is far from sufficient Dec 06, 2023
U.S. Suicides Hit Record High; FDA Reviews Schizophrenia Drug; Psychology of Misinfo News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 29, 2023
Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments Commonly administered doses of buprenorphine have proven less effective against fentanyl Nov 25, 2023
Positive KarXT Blood Pressure Data; ADHD Manufacturing Cover-Up? 'Profound Autism' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 22, 2023
Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions Nov 19, 2023
Opioid Doc Sentenced; World's First Sickle Cell Gene Tx; FTC Warns Diet Influencers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 17, 2023
Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 13, 2023
Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction Nov 04, 2023 podcast
Optimizing Dosing of Medications for OUD in the Era of Fentanyl Transforming data into action is the next step Oct 22, 2023
ADHD and Dementia; Alleged Sex Assault in MDMA Trial; iPhones Screen for Depression News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 18, 2023
Trial Design, Treatment Options Spotlighted in Xylazine Conference Clinical trials need to include more active users, researcher says Oct 06, 2023
ADHD and Car Crashes; New Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder Tx; KarXT Heads to FDA News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 04, 2023
Humans Stacked Up Like So Much Cordwood The growing need for nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals Sep 29, 2023
Obamacare Makes Surprise Cameo in Second GOP Debate Fentanyl crisis, transgender care, and abortion also got some air time Sep 28, 2023