Addiction Medicine
From the Journals
Buprenorphine proves effective for fentanyl users in the ED
A new study provides additional information about emergency department buprenorphine as fentanyl becomes increasingly prevalent.
Savvy Psychopharmacology
Psychoactive supplements: What to tell patients
Mr. D, age 41, presents to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status and suspected intoxication.
Commentary
Lack of motivation to change can be deadly
Addictions continue to torment many patients even after treatment for severe illnesses caused by substance abuse.
Commentary
Joint effort: CBD not just innocent bystander in weed
‘I visited a legal cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts a few years ago, mostly to see what the hype was about.’
From the Journals
Repetitive TMS effective for comorbid depression, substance use
“I suspect this is just the beginning of a new era in neuromodulation-based therapeutics for people struggling with drug and alcohol use disorders...
Latest News
Mental health system failing kids leaving ED
Fewer than one-third had an outpatient visit within a week. Editorialists call for a “child mental health moonshot.”
Commentary
The X-waiver is dead
When Erin Schanning lost her brother to an overdose, she wanted to know what could have been done to have helped him.
From the Journals
Unexpected link between light drinking and dementia risk
A study offers new information on how risk changes over time as people change their drinking habits.
From the Journals
No spike in overdose deaths from relaxed buprenorphine regulations
“When my patients leave the hospital with a buprenorphine prescription, they are much less likely to return with another overdose or serious...
News from the FDA/CDC
Massive rise in drug overdose deaths driven by opioids
The total number of deaths caused by drug overdose exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever in 2021.
From the Journals
Psychiatric illnesses share common brain network
The findings highlight the possibility of “potentially developing transdiagnostic treatments based on common neurobiology, not just symptom...