For the six million people suffering from drug addiction in this country, research shows that medications can be an important part of recovery, especially when combined with behavioral therapies. In this way, addiction is similar to other chronic relapsing diseases like hypertension, diabetes, and ...
FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorder are effective and save lives. Long-term retention on medications to treat opioid use disorder is associated with improved outcomes. A lack of availability of behavioral interventions is not a sufficient justification to withhold medications to treat ...
Canada (2015–2019). Abbreviations: AUD, alcohol use disorder; MAUD, medications for alcohol use disorder; PWAUD, people with moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder. Credit:Addiction(2023). DOI: 10.1111/add.16273
By 2022, more than 90% of drug courts located in communities with high opioid mortality rates that responded to a survey said theyallow buprenorphine and/or methadone, the medications most commonly used to treat addiction. The study also found that 65% of drug court program staffers have recei...
Medications used as part of addiction treatment have been shown to improve patient retention and survival rates and restore a healthy balance to the body and brain. Medicationsmay be combinedwith counseling behavioral therapies to treat your substance use disorder in full, prevent overdose, and help...
STAT isreportingon theobstaclesthat prevent many Americans from accessingmethadoneandbuprenorphine, two key medications used to treat opioid use disorder. People and organizations that sometimes make it difficult to access medication can include doctors, methadone clinics, health insurance companies, recovery...
Aim To test the clinical performance of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (%CDT), γ-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) and mean corpuscular erythrocyte volume (... B Hock,M Schwarz,I Domke,... - 《Addiction》 被引量: 152发表: 2010年 Do consequences of a given pattern of drinking vary by socio...
- 《Addiction》 被引量: 38发表: 2015年 Prescription of topiramate to treat alcohol use disorders in the Veterans Health Administration Evidence supporting the off-label use of the antiepileptic medication topiramate to treat alcohol dependence may be as strong as these approved medications. ... ACD...
Most children and adults who take stimulants to treat ADHD respond well to the medications. Here’s an overview of the types of stimulants available to treat ADHD and their possible side effects.
Objective:Psychotropic drug development is perceived to be lagging behind other pharmaceutical development, even though there is a need for more effective psychotropic medications. This study examined the state of the current psychotropic drug pipeline and potential barriers to psychotropic drug development....