Asthma Med Labeling Error: Pharmacy Practice News Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, methadone or buprenorphine underused to treat opioid disorder (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Highest Opioid-Related Mortality Seen in Construction Jobs
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 -- Proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) for heroin-related overdose deaths and methadone-related overdose deaths from 2007 to 2012 were highest among construction workers, according to research published in the Aug. 24... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 12, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids
Evidence shows the drugs methadone and buprenorphine can help people recover from opioid use disorder by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings. So why do many sobriety facilities ban their use?(Image credit: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nina Feldman Source Type: news
Wide variation across the nation in treatment for opioid abuse and dependence
(FAIR Health) Whether treatment for opioid abuse and dependence most commonly emphasized methadone administration, naltrexone injection, group psychotherapy or another procedure in 2017 depended on the state or region where the patient received care, according to a new white paper and state-by-state infographics from FAIR Health. Which procedures made up the largest share of total expenditures for opioid abuse and dependence also varied by region and state. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Dr. Robert Newman, Apostle of Methadone Treatment, Dies at 80
Since 1970, when he established a major treatment program in New York, Dr. Newman emerged as a global expert on opioid addiction. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SAM ROBERTS Tags: Newman, Robert G Methadone Deaths (Obituaries) Addiction (Psychology) Beth Israel Medical Center New York City Source Type: news
Medications for alcohol and opioid use disorders and risk of suicidal behavior, accidental overdoses, and crime - Molero Y, Zetterqvist J, Binswanger IA, Hellner C, Larsson H, Fazel S.
OBJECTIVE: The authors examined associations between medications for alcohol and opioid use disorders (acamprosate, naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine) and suicidal behavior, accidental overdoses, and crime. METHOD: In this total population c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Methadone Programs for Ex-Criminals Tied to Fewer Premature Deaths Methadone Programs for Ex-Criminals Tied to Fewer Premature Deaths
Opioid addicts with criminal histories may be less likely to die of overdoses or other causes during periods when they ' re in methadone treatment programs, a Canadian study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Chance of fatal overdose triples when offenders don't take methadone, B.C. study says
Chances of continuing treatment with the drug could have increased dramatically with support for issues like mental illness, housing and employment, a researcher says. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Methadone programs for ex-criminals tied to fewer premature deaths
(Reuters Health) - Opioid addicts with criminal histories may be less likely to die of overdoses or other causes during periods when they're in methadone treatment programs, a Canadian study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Methadone Lowers HIV Transmission in Injection-Drug Usersn Methadone Lowers HIV Transmission in Injection-Drug Usersn
Medication-assisted addiction treatment plays an important role in HIV care, and a new study demonstrating this is being heralded as an inventive solution to address more than one problem at once.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Methadone Lowers HIV Transmission in Injection-Drug Users Methadone Lowers HIV Transmission in Injection-Drug Users
Medication-assisted addiction treatment plays an important role in HIV care, and a new study demonstrating this is being heralded as an inventive solution to address more than one problem at once.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Methadone linked to lower death rates among convicted offenders with opioid dependence
(PLOS) Among convicted offenders, receiving methadone is associated with lower rates of death from external and non-external causes, according to new research published this week in PLOS Medicine by Angela Russolillo of Simon Fraser University, Canada, and colleagues. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Aurobindo in last lap to buy Mallinckrodt ’s US generics business
Mallinckrodt has the world ’s most diverse line of bulk medicinal controlled substances including fentanyl, methadone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, morphine and codeine-based drugs. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 10, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese heroin-dependent patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment: prevalence and associated factors - Zhong BL, Xu YM, Zhu JH, Liu XJ.
This study determined the prevalence of NSSI and its methods in HDPs unde... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Potential location of Dunkirk addictions' facility receives pushback
Hispanics United of Buffalo is working on a plan to expand its addictions treatment program in Dunkirk with a new methadone clinic.
According to the Dunkirk Observer, HUB is working to acquire a building on East Third Street from The Resource Center, where it plans to house behavioral health services and drug treatment services. The 6,500-square-foot site has been used in the past for recovery services and currently houses a prevention program operated by Chautauqua Alcohol& Substance Abuse Council.
Though… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 5, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
