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North Carolina's residential opioid treatment services lack evidence-based approaches

North Carolina's residential opioid treatment services lack evidence-based approaches

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Opioid addiction linked to neural differences in response to drug cues

Opioid addiction linked to neural differences in response to drug cues

Reentry programs to help former prisoners obtain health care are often underused

Reentry programs to help former prisoners obtain health care are often underused

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

Specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals found to be impaired in people with cocaine or heroin addiction

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Lifesaving drug for opioid use disorder underutilized

Opioids like ‘lean’ permeate hip-hop culture, but dangers are downplayed

Opioids like ‘lean’ permeate hip-hop culture, but dangers are downplayed

NICE guideline advises GPs to stop prescribing opioids for chronic pain

NICE guideline advises GPs to stop prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Jails and prisons spring thousands to prevent coronavirus outbreaks

Jails and prisons spring thousands to prevent coronavirus outbreaks

Heroin use increasing among American adults

Heroin use increasing among American adults

Risk of opioid overdose rises after de-addiction treatment completion

Risk of opioid overdose rises after de-addiction treatment completion

Cannabis could help people with opioid addiction

Cannabis could help people with opioid addiction

Dopamine neurons play role in reinforcing addictive effects of heroin

Dopamine neurons play role in reinforcing addictive effects of heroin

Judges in California losing sway over court-ordered drug treatment

Judges in California losing sway over court-ordered drug treatment

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

People battling substance use disorders may benefit from meth-relapse prevention compound

Patients with chronic pain feel caught in an opioid-prescribing debate

Patients with chronic pain feel caught in an opioid-prescribing debate

A simple pill for meth addicts on the cards

A simple pill for meth addicts on the cards

After opioid overdose, only 30 percent get medicine to treat addiction

After opioid overdose, only 30 percent get medicine to treat addiction

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