When I kicked cocaine and heroin in 1988, I was told that there was only one way to get better: abstain forever from psychoactive substances including alcohol—and practice the 12 steps made famous by Alcoholics Anonymous. The only alternative, counselors and group members said, was “jails, institutions or death.”
My addiction was so extreme that by the end, I was injecting dozens of times a day. So I grabbed the lifeline I was thrown and attended the traditional 12-step rehab program recommended by the hospital where I underwent withdrawal.
But once I began to study the scientific data on addiction, I learned that these claims were not accurate. In fact, research shows that most people who meet full diagnostic criteria for having an addiction to alcohol or other drugs rec…

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Buprenorphine/naloxone associated with a reduced odds of fentanyl exposure among a cohort of people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada – Young S, Hayashi K, Grant C, Milloy MJ, Debeck K, Wood E, Fairbairn N.

September 19, 2021

This study aimed to estimate the association between current use of different forms of OAT, including methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone … (Source: SafetyLit) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.

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Pharmacy-related buprenorphine access barriers: an audit of pharmacies in counties with a high opioid overdose burden – Kazerouni NJ, Irwin AN, Levander XA, Geddes J, Johnston K, Gostanian CJ, Mayfield BS, Montgomery BT, Graalum DC, Hartung DM.

May 4, 2021

The objective of this study was to quantify the frequency of barriers encountered by patients seeking to fill buprenorphine… (Source: SafetyLit) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.

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One in five pharmacies blocks access to key medication to treat addiction

April 27, 2021

(Oregon Health& Science University) One out of five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to an audit of hundreds of pharmacies nationwide. Researchers found found that independent pharmacies and those in southern U.S. states were significantly more likely to restrict access to buprenorphine, also known as Suboxone. (Source: EurekAlert! – […]

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Cassipa (Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Film) – updated on RxList

March 31, 2021

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, January 2021

March 2, 2021

This study compares the 10-g AC to the 14-g AC for decompression of a tPTX and rescue from a tension-induced pulseless electrical activity (tPEA) in the setting of 30% estimated blood volume loss without hemothorax. The authors hypothesized the 10-g AC would be more effective and have a faster rescue from tension physiology than the […]

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Patient, prescriber, and community factors associated with filled naloxone prescriptions among patients receiving buprenorphine 2017-18 – Stein BD, Jones CM, Smart R, Sheng F, Sorbero M.

March 2, 2021

BACKGROUND: Prescribing naloxone to patients at increased opioid overdose risk is a key component of opioid overdose prevention efforts, but little is known about naloxone fills among patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, one such high … (Source: SafetyLit)

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Hudson Woman Sentenced to 15 Months for Tampering with Consumer Products and Unlawfully Obtaining Controlled Substances

March 2, 2021

FDA OCI, Kristina Coleman, Hudson NH, sentence, tampering, opioid, pharmacy technician, Nashua, oxycodone, baclofen, suboxone, muscle relaxant, replacement, controlled substance, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, January 2021

February 15, 2021

This study compares the 10-g AC to the 14-g AC for decompression of a tPTX and rescue from a tension-induced pulseless electrical activity (tPEA) in the setting of 30% estimated blood volume loss without hemothorax. The authors hypothesized the 10-g AC would be more effective and have a faster rescue from tension physiology than the […]

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