Substance-related Disorders

The DEA action includes 3 new telehealth rules that make permanent several flexibilities enacted during the pandemic and also establish new protections for patients.

Among GPs, IMs, FPs, the primary reason for reluctance to treat addiction is lack of support in the "institutional environment," followed by concerns over personal skills.

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The 3% decline in 2023 compared with 2022 is "heartening news," CDC's Houry says, but the mission is far from accomplished.

Access to methadone and buprenorphine treatment may be easier and incentive to continue treatment could start at home, using telehealth, according to HHS.

The investigational combination opioid from Ensysce Biosciences is designed to deter abuse as well as prevent accidental or intentional overdose, the company said.

This second shelf-life extension for the OTC naloxone hydrochloride 4 mg spray continues the FDA's campaign to prevent drug overdose and related fatalities.

Screening for fibrosis in persons at risk of ALD and MASLD led to sustained improvements in lifestyle, eg, reduced alcohol consumption, weight loss, and increased exercise.

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Primary Care Alert: Risky alcohol use in the past year was found highest among persons taking benzodiazepines, followed by those taking opioids, and taking antiepileptics.

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Various illicit substances were detected in urine assays of 1 in 10 patients admitted to cardiac intensive care, according to findings of new French study.

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Binge drinking among women going through menopause has been on the rise, research indicates, making clinical inquiry in this population particularly important.

Black men experienced the highest rate of deaths related to cocaine while American Indian/Native Alaska communities were hit hardest by methamphetamine deaths.

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In a unique pharmacodynamic study, nalmefene demonstrated rapid reversal of respiratory depression from the synthetic opioid remifentanil and sustained duration of action.

The telehealth practice adopted in March 2020 at the start of the COVID public health emergency will be extended until November 11, 2023.

Updated VA/DoD chronic pain management guidelines include recommendations for dual use of buprenorphine and increased mental health assessment before prescribing opioids.

Nearly half of US adults aged 50 to 80 years report at least 1 symptom of addictive eating, a caution flag for primary care according to these experts.

An experimental program shows promise for better integration of screening for and treating alcohol use disorder into primary care practice.

Behavioral problems with food were found more common among women in their 50s and 60s and among men and women who report being lonely, in poor health, and overweight.

Yale Food Addiction Scale author Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, and National Poll on Healthy Aging director Jeffrey Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH, highlight new survey findings.

Food addiction researcher Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, highlights the criteria for substance addiction she has found apply equally to alcohol, cocaine, and highly processed foods.

Foods that are "engineered" with refined carbohydrates and fats that are rapidly absorbed can lead to cravings on par with those for alcohol and nicotine, says Ashley Gearhardt, PhD.