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Sex Hormone Linked to Cocaine Addiction Susceptibility
01/30/2024
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A study from the University of Texas at Arlington backs previous research that shows women are more likely than men to develop an addiction to cocaine, try cocaine at a younger age, use larger amounts of the drug, and suffer an overdose.
A study from the University of Texas at Arlington backs previous research that shows women are more likely than men to develop an addiction to cocaine, try cocaine at a younger age, use larger amounts of the drug, and suffer an overdose.
A study from the University of...
01/30/2024
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CMS Announces Model to Integrate Behavioral and Physical Healthcare
01/19/2024
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced a new initiative aimed at advancing the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, as well as health-related social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced a new initiative aimed at advancing the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, as well as health-related social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare &...
01/19/2024
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
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Costs, Scarcity Remain Problematic for Families Seeking Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment
01/09/2024
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
New research from Oregon Health & Science University highlights challenges related to finding residential addiction treatment for adolescents, with medication-assisted treatment options especially scarce.
New research from Oregon Health & Science University highlights challenges related to finding residential addiction treatment for adolescents, with medication-assisted treatment options especially scarce.
New research from Oregon Health...
01/09/2024
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Ron Manderscheid, PhD
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The Rural Conundrum Requires Action
12/20/2023
Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Behavioral health services urban residents take for granted are often nonexistent in rural areas. Four strategies can help bridge the widening divide.
Behavioral health services urban residents take for granted are often nonexistent in rural areas. Four strategies can help bridge the widening divide.
Behavioral health services urban...
12/20/2023
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
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Adolescent Illicit Substance Use Rates Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
12/15/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
While Monitoring the Future survey data show adolescent past-year use rates are down, NIDA researchers caution that the emergence of illicit fentanyl has disproportionately driven up teen overdose deaths.
While Monitoring the Future survey data show adolescent past-year use rates are down, NIDA researchers caution that the emergence of illicit fentanyl has disproportionately driven up teen overdose deaths.
While Monitoring the Future...
12/15/2023
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Opioid Crisis Indirectly Drives Up Child Suicide Rates, Study Suggests
12/05/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A reformulation of the prescription opioid OxyContin that caused users to seek illicit alternatives led to an increase in rates of child neglect and altered living arrangements, which, in part, fueled an increase in child suicides, according...
A reformulation of the prescription opioid OxyContin that caused users to seek illicit alternatives led to an increase in rates of child neglect and altered living arrangements, which, in part, fueled an increase in child suicides, according...
A reformulation of the...
12/05/2023
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Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase
11/22/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Drug overdose deaths among women and girls between the ages of 10 and 44 who were pregnant or pregnant within the past 12 months soared from 2018 to 2021, according to a NIDA study.
Drug overdose deaths among women and girls between the ages of 10 and 44 who were pregnant or pregnant within the past 12 months soared from 2018 to 2021, according to a NIDA study.
Drug overdose deaths among women...
11/22/2023
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Past-Year Drug Use Reported by 1 in 4 People in the US
11/14/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
About 1 in 4 people in the US who are at least 12 years of age used illicit drugs within the past year and more than 1 in 6 had a substance use disorder during the same period, according to data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and...
About 1 in 4 people in the US who are at least 12 years of age used illicit drugs within the past year and more than 1 in 6 had a substance use disorder during the same period, according to data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and...
About 1 in 4 people in the US...
11/14/2023
Addiction Professional
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Report Shows Discrepancies in MOUD Utilization Among Medicaid Enrollees
10/03/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
About one-third of Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive treatment, and certain demographic groups were disproportionately impacted, according to a recent HHS report.
About one-third of Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive treatment, and certain demographic groups were disproportionately impacted, according to a recent HHS report.
About one-third of Medicaid...
10/03/2023
Addiction Professional
Brooke Schaefer
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Multidisciplinary Approach Makes Difference for SUD Patients Who Are Pregnant
09/26/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Brooke Schaefer, director of perinatal substance use disorder programs for Community Health Network in Pendleton, Indiana, discusses best practices for treating pregnant patients with substance use disorders and how practitioners can be...
Brooke Schaefer, director of perinatal substance use disorder programs for Community Health Network in Pendleton, Indiana, discusses best practices for treating pregnant patients with substance use disorders and how practitioners can be...
Brooke Schaefer, director of...
09/26/2023
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