Patients with substance use disorder discriminated against by post-acute care facilities
(Boston Medical Center) A new study shows that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center's (BMC's) Grayken Center for Addiction, the study showed that 15 percent of the rejections among patients with substance use disorders were denied due to a substance use disorder diagnosis or because they were being treated for opioid use disorder with buprenorphine or methadone. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 16, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Under 2% of Medicaid-covered youths get MAT after OD: study - Knopf A.
Fewer than one-third of youths receive addiction treatment after an opioid overdose, and only one in 54 receive pharmacotherapy (methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone), a study published in JAMA Pediatrics reports. The researchers urge interventions to li... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Kenya: Recovering Drug Addicts in Kenya Find Treatment Difficult With COVID-19
[RFI] Covid-19 regulations in Kenya pose additional challenges to recovering drug addicts along the coastal areas, who say they are finding it difficult to access their methadone recovery programs due to an inter-county lockdown and dusk to dawn curfew. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Methadone-related deaths among youth and young adults in Sweden 2006-2015 - Fugelstad A, Bremberg S, Hjelmstr öm P, Thiblin I.
AIMS: To identify methadone-related deaths and determine the prevalence among youth and young adults in Sweden 2006-2015.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: National retrospective registry study comparing data from all forensic autopsy examinations and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. Sentenced for Role in Drug Diversion Scheme
FDA OCI, Alum Creek WV, Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, drug diversion, sentencing, money laundering, conspiracy, Hope Clinic, pain clinic, pill mill, opioids, oxycodone, methadone, addicts, illegal manufacturing, restitution, forfeiture, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - June 3, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Relationship between Buddhist belief and suicide risk in Chinese persons undergoing methadone maintenance therapy for heroin dependence - Huang JX, Xu YM, Zhong BL.
BACKGROUND: In western countries, there is a negative association between religious belief and suicide risk, while in China this association is positive. Nevertheless, few data are available on the association between one specific type of religion and suic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
US relaxes rules for opioid substitutes during lockdowns
Trump administration makes it easier for addicts to obtain methadone and other treatment drugs (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - May 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
One-third of primary care physicians do not support the use of medications for treating opioid use disorders
(American College of Physicians) A survey of primary care physicians found that one-third did not perceive medications to treat OUD to be more effective than nonmedication treatment or safe for long-term use, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary. Physicians also reported low interest in treating OUD and low support for policy proposals allowing office-based physicians to prescribe buprenorphine and methadone. These findings are reported in a brief research report published in Annals of Internal Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Recovering heroin addicts offered monthly injections
Daily trips to the pharmacy for methadone are replaced with monthly buprenorphine injections. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impact of pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder on mortality - Kelty E, Hulse G, Joyce D, Preen DB.
The use of pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorders, including methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone has been associated with a reduction in mortality compared with illicit opioid use. However, these treatments can also contribute significantl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Flawed studies distort risk of opioid addiction treatment while pregnant
Studies that assess risks to pregnant women undergoing treatment for opioid addiction may have significant flaws that overstate the impact of drugs like buprenorphine and methadone on child development. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2017-2018
From 2017 to 2018, U.S. overdose death rates involving synthetic opioids (excluding methadone) increased by 10%, death rates involving heroin decreased by 4%, and prescription opioid-involved overdose death rates decreased by 13.5%. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 19, 2020 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Overdose Prescription Drug Abuse Synthetic Opioids Source Type: news
FAQs: Provision of Methadone and Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the COVID-19 Emergency
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Published: 3/19/2020.
This two-page document provides answers to frequently asked questions about providing methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic. Topics include the use of telehealth for new and existing patients, and dispensing medication based on telehealth.
(PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
6 Italian inmates die during protest over virus measures
They died after breaking into the infirmary and overdosing on methadone. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Italy: 6 inmates protesting virus restrictions die after breaking into prison infirmary, overdosing on methadone
(Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
