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Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine. It is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, or to manage pain after surgery. It is also sometimes used to treat people with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to opiates. It is a schedule II prescription drug.

Low-dose ketamine eases fentanyl withdrawal symptoms

Drug overdose is the leading cause of injury deaths in young adults in the United States, with fentanyl causing over 70,000 deaths annually.

17 Sep 2024

Study reveals 45% drop in oxycodone use in Australia after policy changes

Between 2018 and 2020, Australia implemented policy changes to improve the quality and safety of opioid prescribing, with a specific focus on oxycodone.

12 Sep 2024

Study points to fentanyl as key factor in Oregon overdose spike

When overdose rates spiked in Oregon in 2021 after the state decriminalized low-level drug possession, blame quickly turned to the new state law.

5 Sep 2024

Addressing the gender gap in substance abuse treatment

Woman with opioid use disorder and who are also involved with the criminal legal system face unique challenges and stigmas that may keep them from seeking substance use treatment and harm reduction tools that could prevent overdose deaths, according to new research led by a team from Penn State.

28 Aug 2024

Trump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers

Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are dying each year from the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, and that the number of fentanyl overdoses was the "lowest" during his administration and has skyrocketed since.

23 Aug 2024

Exploring the impact of xylazine on wound care needs

The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who use drugs. New research led by a University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence seeks to understand the wound care experiences of this population.

22 Aug 2024

Leading health issues affecting older adults before the 2024 elections

Researchers surveyed adults aged ≥50 years to identify the most salient health concerns before the 2024 elections in the United States.

20 Aug 2024

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

A swine model to demonstrate the potential of an implantable system for opioid safety (iSOS).

19 Aug 2024

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that while most hospitalizations did not involve any substances, methamphetamine-related hospitalizations have increased while overall number of psychiatric hospitalizations remained stable.

16 Aug 2024

Study shows how segregated communities face challenges in filling OUD medications

Patients with a prescription for an opioid use disorder medication may have a tough time getting it filled if their pharmacy is in a community that's racially and economically segregated, according to a new study led by scientists at Oregon State University and Johns Hopkins University.

14 Aug 2024

Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022

Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500 percent in 2022 according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, with trends attributed to synthetic opioids.

5 Aug 2024

Researchers identify strategy to design safer opioids

Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal symptoms and the potential for fatal overdose.

2 Aug 2024

Medline to offer first ever FDA-cleared, point-of-care fentanyl urine screening kit on RYAN™ analyzer

Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corp. (CLC) has entered into a distribution agreement with Medline Industries, LP (Medline) to make the first ever FDA-cleared, point-of-care fentanyl screening test kit readily available to many point-of-care sites and clinical laboratories across the United States of America.

1 Aug 2024

Review identifies factors behind physicians' reluctance to use addiction treatments

Despite the high prevalence of addiction and substance use disorders in the United States, the number of physicians adopting evidence-based substance use disorder interventions in their clinical practice remains low.

30 Jul 2024

Study reveals link between illicit fentanyl use and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs

An international team of researchers from University of California San Diego and el Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico have revealed a significant association between the use of illicit fentanyl and the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.

30 Jul 2024

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Low-dose ketamine eases fentanyl withdrawal symptoms

Study reveals 45% drop in oxycodone use in Australia after policy changes

Study points to fentanyl as key factor in Oregon overdose spike

Addressing the gender gap in substance abuse treatment

Trump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers

Exploring the impact of xylazine on wound care needs

Leading health issues affecting older adults before the 2024 elections

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

Study shows how segregated communities face challenges in filling OUD medications

Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022

Researchers identify strategy to design safer opioids

Medline to offer first ever FDA-cleared, point-of-care fentanyl urine screening kit on RYAN™ analyzer

Review identifies factors behind physicians' reluctance to use addiction treatments

Study reveals link between illicit fentanyl use and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs

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