More Evidence to Support Restrictive Opioid Prescribing After Cancer Surgery Significant decreases in prescription days, doses, refill requests, with few patient complaints Jan 06, 2023
White House Drug Control Office Focused on Improving Treatment Access Disrupting the illegal drug supply chain also high on the list, says ONDCP director Rahul Gupta Jan 05, 2023
The X Waiver Is Officially Dead But now, doctors will have to take substance use disorder training to get their DEA license Jan 05, 2023
1 Psilocybin Dose for Depression; Add-On Schizophrenia Success; Genetic Suicidality News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 04, 2023
Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Among Black Women On average, overdose deaths resulted in more than three decades of life lost Dec 14, 2022
Drug-Diversion Program Cut Controlled-Substance Discrepancies at Mount Sinai A daily audit of EHR and dispensing machines revealed documentation mistakes, other errors Dec 07, 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics Dec 06, 2022
Fewer Neonatal Risks With Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy But maternal outcomes are similar to methadone's, large study shows Dec 01, 2022
Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill Nov 22, 2022
Gabapentin, Opioid Prescriptions More Likely to Overlap in Recent Years An unintentional consequence of opioid prescribing restrictions? Nov 21, 2022
CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Nov 18, 2022
CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here's What to Know. Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines Nov 03, 2022
'Pill Mill' Docs, You May Be in for a Big Scare Two recent Supreme Court cases have major implications for physician practice Oct 27, 2022
For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses? Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia Oct 24, 2022
APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters Oct 23, 2022
Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Say False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians Oct 04, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
KarXT Schizophrenia Win; CBD for Anxiety; No Nuplazid for Alzheimer's Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 10, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Promising New Depression Tx; Racially Skewed ADHD Dx; Effective Clozapine Monitoring News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 06, 2022
Medical Marijuana: CBD, THC Content Matters for Chronic Pain Different pain outcomes and side effects tied to formulation of cannabis products Jun 06, 2022
Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training May 23, 2022
FDA Clears TMS for OCD; Cerebral Pauses ADHD Scripts; Binge-Eating Drug Flops News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 11, 2022
New Caplyta Doses OK'd; ECT Effective Against Suicide; Antidepressants Flop for QoL News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 27, 2022
Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World? Next-gen broad-spectrum analgesic markedly reduces adverse effects, including abuse liability Apr 05, 2022
Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Follow Teens Into Adulthood Long-term study finds adolescents do not "recover on their own," as some observers have suggested Apr 01, 2022
Pimavanserin Resubmitted to FDA; APA's New President Elect; Bipolar Market Slowing News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 23, 2022
Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse Feb 11, 2022 podcast
CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted Feb 10, 2022
More Positive Lybalvi Data; FDA Wants Non-Opioid Pain Options; ASMR for Anxiety News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 09, 2022
Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Action Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms Feb 02, 2022
Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD Jan 27, 2022
Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 12, 2022
Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse? Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife Jan 05, 2022
How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing Dec 30, 2021
