Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.
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The opioid reversal drug is distributed directly to new moms at many of Colorado’s birthing hospitals.
After their initial visit, 69% of patients returned to the van at least four times for follow-ups.
Many people wrongly assume that cannabis use during pregnancy is safe. Research is increasingly documenting a host of serious health harms from prenatal exposure to cannabis and other substances.
Long-acting injectable buprenorphine is also known by the brand names Buvidal or Sublocade.
There were more than 100,000 opioid-related deaths in North America in 2022. How the crisis grew to such proportions, and three potential paths to ending it.
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of supervised injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
The best treatment for heroin dependence is opioid agonist treatment, where a similar but longer-acting opioid is provided in a regular dose, often with counselling or other support.
After battling drug manufacturers and distributors in court for years, local and state governments are about to receive a windfall that could expand access to treatments that can save lives.
People are dying from using a toxic drug supply. Safer supply and other approaches that listen to the needs of people who use drugs are critical to saving lives and addressing the opioid crisis.
False narratives about drug addiction and policies that are not supported by research are deepening the overdose epidemic in the US.
Treatments for opioid dependence, such as methadone and buprenorphine, are effective. But some people who stand to benefit are missing out.
There is no evidence yet that cannabidiol (CBD) is effective in treating heroin addiction, despite news headlines claiming this.
Naloxone programmes have sprung up in the UK and elsewhere, but drug death rates keep climbing.
Maybe it’s time the government listened to the advice offered by its Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. But we need to do a lot more to prevent this crisis from escalating even further.
Opiates have emerged as a significant threat to public health in the UK.
Methadone is used mainly to treat dependence on heroin, but also other prescription drugs. It is sometimes used to treat severe chronic pain.
Heroin was used medically in Australia for coughs and pain relief until 1953.
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