What I Learned From My Unconventional Career Path in Medicine
(MedPage Today) -- Since finishing residency, I have not practiced in a hospital or traditional outpatient office. My clinical work has been in less conventional healthcare delivery settings, such as correctional facilities, methadone clinics... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 28, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Fentanyl abuse proportion in methadone maintenance treatment, and patients' knowledge about its risks - Sason A, Adelson M, Schreiber S, Peles E.
INTRODUCTION: Fentanyl is not yet routinely monitored among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients in Israel. We aimed 1. to evaluate urine fentanyl proportion changes over 3 years and characterize patients' characteristics 2. To study patients' se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Unmet need for medication for opioid use disorder among persons who inject drugs in 23 U.S. cities - Handanagic S, Broz D, Finlayson T, Kanny D, Wejnert C.
BACKGROUND: Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and premature mortality due to drug overdose. Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as methadone or buprenorphine, reduces injecting b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Routes of drug use among drug overdose deaths - United States, 2020-2022 - Tanz LJ, Gladden RM, Dinwiddie AT, Miller KD, Broz D, Spector E, O'Donnell J.
Preliminary reports indicate that more than 109,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2022; nearly 70% of these involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, primarily illegally manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (IMFs). Data... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Estimated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opioid use disorder treatment under proposed U.S. regulatory relaxations: a model-based analysis - Qian G, Humphreys K, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Brandeau ML.
AIM: To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine and methadone treatment in the U.S. if exemptions expanding coverage for substance use disorder services via telehealth and allowing opioid treatment programs to supply a greater numb... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Praise for Final Methadone, Buprenorphine Rule Praise for Final Methadone, Buprenorphine Rule
A final federal rule that allows telehealth initiation of treatment and take-home doses of methadone increases access and removes stigma, say clinicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine
(MedPage Today) -- As part of a broader overdose prevention strategy, the Biden administration announced changes to decades-old federal rules, which aim to simplify and expand access to addiction treatment in order to save more lives.
Specifically... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study Compares Safety of Two Common Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
A new study from Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, compared the risk of birth defects in OUD patients who are treated with buprenorphine and methadone during pregnancy. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 29, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Evaluation of an educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior to reduce suicidal ideation and attempts in drug addicts receiving methadone: a quasi-experimental study - Najafi S, Razmjouie F, Shiraly R, Afzali Harsini P, Khani Jeihooni A.
BACKGROUND: Drug addiction can lead to suicidal ideation or suicide attempt so that half of those who attempt suicide have a history of substance abuse. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on Theory of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Congenital Malformation Risk Lower With Buprenorphine Versus Methadone
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- The risk for congenital malformations is lower in association with buprenorphine versus methadone for opioid use disorder in pregnancy, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Elizabeth A.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Buprenorphine Less Risky Than Methadone for Fetal Anomalies Buprenorphine Less Risky Than Methadone for Fetal Anomalies
For some women, especially those on stable treatment before pregnancy or women not responding well to buprenorphine, methadone may be the better choice, explain researchers.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone
(MedPage Today) -- The risk of congenital malformations appears to be lower with buprenorphine than with methadone when taken during the first trimester of pregnancy for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to an analysis of Medicaid data.
In... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Predictors of suicidal ideation and continued substance use problems among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment who have co-occurring cocaine use disorder - Kelly LM, Alessi SM, Rash CJ, Zajac K.
BACKGROUND: Persons with polysubstance use problems are at high suicide risk, which may complicate substance use treatment. The purpose of this study was to a) examine cross-sectional and longitudinal risk factors for suicidality among persons in methadone... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Boosts Methadone Treatment
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 -- Telehealth-delivered mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) is a feasible and effective adjunct to methadone treatment (MT) for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Adoption of methadone take home policy by U.S. state opioid treatment authorities during COVID-19 - Roy V, Buonora M, Simon C, Dooling B, Joudrey P.
BACKGROUND: Patients face well documented problems accessing methadone from opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the U.S., yet addressing these barriers has proven difficult due in part to the sheer number of actors governing treatment, including state auth... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
