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Treatment Rates Low for Parents With Opioid Use Disorder

Posted by Physicians Weekly | May 22, 2019 | HealthDay |

Many parents with opioid, substance use disorder are living with children; treatment rates are low

Non-Rx Fentanyl Up in Urine Tests Positive for Other Drugs

Posted by Physicians Weekly | May 21, 2019 | HealthDay |

Significant increases seen in urine drug tests positive for cocaine and methamphetamine

Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine

Posted by Physicians Weekly | May 20, 2019 | HealthDay |

Office visits for drug to treat opioid use disorder most commonly self-pay or private insurance

Opioids crisis has spread beyond United States: OECD

Posted by Reuters | May 16, 2019 | Reuters |

PARIS (Reuters) – Opioid use has reached crisis proportions not only in the United States but also in Canada and some European countries, as prescription opioid painkillers have become much more common, the OECD club of...

Few black patients get buprenorphine for opioid addiction

Posted by Reuters | May 14, 2019 | Reuters |

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While the number of Americans getting drug treatment for opioid addiction is on the rise, a new study suggests that gains may be concentrated among white patients and people who can pay...