the opioid epidemic has arguably been the most widespread incidence of such an event. Because the opioid epidemic can affect anyone and everyone, the opioid epidemic is arguably one of the most transcendent public health issues that the United States has ...
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that drive adverse emotional states and relapse. However, successful recov
Chart produced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office for a Senate Drug Caucus hearing, Tues. Oct. 2, 2018. The United States is currently pouring billions of dollars into combating the opioid epidemic. Law enforcement agents have been given emergency authorities to try to control the ...
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Two major public health issues, the opioid addiction epidemic and major depression are linked by underlying endogenous opioid dysregulation. This linkage is manifest in the disproportionate use of opioids by patients with mood disorders who account for the majority of prescription opioid use in the Uni...
“There’s a huge amount of good that psychologists can do for this epidemic,” said Moore, a clinical psychologist and director of care coordination for Accessible Recovery Centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As well as seeing patients, Moore supervises and trains other providers and writes...
With opioid settlement funds now available, the state government opioid epidemic response can address the economic and community health impacts. Read more
"We're trying to chart a safer and more effective course for dealing with chronic pain," said Dr. Tom Frieden, in an interview with the Associated Press. "The risks of addiction and death are very well documented for these medications." ...
potentially lifesaving treatment for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) prompted abrupt federal policy changes in March 2020 to allow increased telehealth delivery of buprenorphine,1 a first-line OUD treatment that is known to prevent overdose death and can be prescribed in office-based settings....