Tag: addiction awareness
Utah pursues Medicaid waiver to improve addiction treatment
Since July, Utah has been seeking a waiver to a Medicaid rule that prohibits the use of federal funds for addiction treatment centers with...
New bill proposes harsher sentences for possession of synthetic drugs
Two members of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Dianne Feinstein, introduced a bill that would impose harsher sentences for individuals found...
Methadone and buprenorphine treatment retention curbs risk of death
Retention during methadone and buprenorphine treatment is associated with significant reductions in risks of death and deadly overdoses among people dependent on opioids, a...
ARMOT program fights opioid epidemic in rural Pennsylvania
The Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team (ARMOT) is actively reducing overdoses and overdose-related deaths from opioid use in rural areas of Pennsylvania.
ARMOT is federally...
More states look at implementing mandatory opioid abuse education
In 2014, 1.3 million adolescents, ages 12 to 17, had a substance use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration....
New data shows risks of opioid misuse among pregnant women
A recent government report revealed that approximately 21,000 pregnant women, ages 15 to 44, engaged in opioid misuse within the past month.
The findings —...
ASAM hosts first Addiction Treatment Gap Awareness Week
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) announced last week that the first Addiction Treatment Gap Awareness Week is occurring from April 24th to...
Addiction treatment now more popular among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are increasingly seeking addiction treatment, but not all segments of this population are open to treatment, a recent study...
Prescription opioid use in decline for high school seniors
Prescription opioid consumption is decreasing nationwide among high school seniors, a study revealed this month.
The research, published in the journal Pediatrics, examined data from...
People struggling with addiction are now using pets to get drugs
The national opioid epidemic shows its true colors again, reflected in the lengths its victims will go to get their fix. Law enforcement officials...
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