Zubsolv (Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Tablets) – updated on RxList

July 6, 2017

(Source: RxList – New and Updated Drug Monographs)

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Starting Suboxone Therapy in the ED Benefits Opioid-Dependent Patients (FREE)

July 6, 2017

By Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH Opioid-dependent individuals visiting the emergency department are much more likely to participate in addiction treatment when buprenorphine/naloxone therapy is started during the visit, a JAMA study finds.Investigators randomized some 330 adult patients reporting opioid dependence to one of … (Source: Physician’s First Watch current issue)

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5 Ways We Can Reduce Drug Overdoses

July 6, 2017

Fatal drug overdose has reached epidemic levels in the U.S., surpassing vehicle-related deaths in 36 states, according to a new report from the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In a separate study, researchers found that drug overdoses in the United States tripled in the last 25 years. The two-fold tragedy of […]

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What was the drug Dylann Roof had when arrested in February?

July 6, 2017

Opioid drug Suboxone, designed for addiction treatment, is becoming more common on the street (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com) 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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Suboxone: What is it?

July 6, 2017

(Source: CNN.com – Health)

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Feds Now Pushing States Toward Medical Treatment For Heroin Addicts

July 6, 2017

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the federal agency responsible for most public funding of drug addiction treatment has added language to its grant applications designed to push the treatment industry away from the abstinence model. Treatment for substance abuse disorders in the United States widely follows this model, which rests on the belief that abstaining […]

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Why Incarceration Is Not the Solution to the Opioid-Addiction Epidemic

July 6, 2017

By Aaron Fox, M.D., M.S. Finally, Democrats and Republicans have agreed that reducing prison sentences should be a priority, especially for nonviolent drug offenses. It’s common sense that people with substance-use disorders should be offered addiction treatment as an alternative to incarceration. But what if they can’t stop using drugs? They still don’t belong in […]

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Two Patients Have Unusual Overdose Symptoms

July 6, 2017

Medic 453 is dispatched for an unconscious female with a suspected narcotics overdose. In approximately four minutes, the EMTs reach a small, 1.5-story home and are met outside by two police officers. The officers enter the house and declare the scene to be secure and safe to enter. The EMTs find a 40–45-year-old female unconscious […]

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Mom Uses Selfie To Help Break Down Mental Health Stigma

July 6, 2017

When mom Erin Jones posted a selfie with her prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication on Facebook, she inspired a social media movement to help break down the taboo surrounding mental illness. On Sept. 2, Jones — who blogs about being on the Autism spectrum and raising kids with special needs at Mutha Lovin’ Autism – shared […]

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Barriers to Primary Care Physicians Prescribing Buprenorphine

July 6, 2017

Reports on a study of physicians in the State of Washington who participated in a Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project on the use of buprenorphine-naloxone in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Study determined the percentage of physicians who prescribed this treatment, the characteristics associated with the prescribing physicians, the number of patients treated, and […]

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