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March 30, 2023
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Incentive program increases buprenorphine treatment in ED patients with opioid addiction

Incentive program increases buprenorphine treatment in ED patients with opioid addiction

Patients who attended a Pennsylvania hospital ED implementing a financial incentive program to increase opioid use disorder treatment engagement were more likely to start buprenorphine compared with patients at other hospitals.

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March 28, 2023
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Program boosts PCPs’ confidence in prescribing OUD treatment

Program boosts PCPs’ confidence in prescribing OUD treatment

A medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, supplemental training program improved primary care physicians’ confidence and willingness to implement MAT for opioid use disorder, a recent study found.

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March 23, 2023
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Bupropion may promote cocaine abstinence in some opioid users

Bupropion may promote cocaine abstinence in some opioid users

In addition to a financial incentive, bupropion may help some people being treated for opioid use disorder to stop using cocaine, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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March 16, 2023
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Outreach program after opioid overdose decreases later overdose death

Outreach program after opioid overdose decreases later overdose death

Participation in an outreach program following a nonfatal opioid overdose was associated with lower risk for later overdose death, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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March 14, 2023
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Disability linked to treatment rates for opioid use disorder

Disability linked to treatment rates for opioid use disorder

Among Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder, those with a disability were less likely to receive medication treatment and to adhere to treatment for 6 months, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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February 23, 2023
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Q&A: Artificial intelligence may help design drugs for opioid use disorder

Q&A: Artificial intelligence may help design drugs for opioid use disorder

Artificial intelligence models may help develop drugs that can help people overcome opioid use disorder, according to findings presented at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting.

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January 30, 2023
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Partnership expands prescription digital therapy for those with substance use disorder

Partnership expands prescription digital therapy for those with substance use disorder

A digital therapeutic software company has expanded its collaboration with an outpatient addiction treatment provider to provide adults with substance use disorder and opioid use disorder access to prescription digital therapeutics.

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January 30, 2023
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Buprenorphine prescribing flexibilities did not increase overdose deaths

Buprenorphine prescribing flexibilities did not increase overdose deaths

The proportion of buprenorphine-involved overdose deaths did not significantly increase after prescribing flexibilities were introduced in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 27, 2023
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Study: Telehealth just as effective as in-person care for opioid use disorder treatment

Study: Telehealth just as effective as in-person care for opioid use disorder treatment

Telehealth was a comparable alternative to in-person care for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that telehealth can safely be used to expand access to this care, according to researchers.

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January 20, 2023
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FDA grants priority review for prefilled nalmefene syringe for overdose treatment

FDA grants priority review for prefilled nalmefene syringe for overdose treatment

The FDA has accepted and granted priority review to Purdue Pharma’s abbreviated new drug application for the opioid antagonist nalmefene hydrochloride injection 2 mg/2 mL prefilled syringes, the company announced in a press release.

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