New Clinical Guideline on Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment for Severe Opioid Use Disorder
The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse National Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Steering Committee has released a new guideline.
Substance Use
CRAFFT Valid When Screening for Substance Use in Youth
The CRAFFT screening tool has acceptable concurrent and predictive value for substance use and substance use disorders in youth who visit pediatric emergency departments, and has value in predicting substance use disorders at follow-up.
Psychiatric Comorbidity Increases the Risk for Death in Individuals With ADHD
Early-onset psychiatric comorbidity was primarily associated with increased risk for natural death in adults with ADHD, while later-onset psychiatric comorbidity was more often associated with death due to such causes as suicide and unintentional injury.
Substance Use Disorder May Be Associated With Higher Prevalence of Cluster Headache
The prevalence of cluster headache may be higher in individuals with a substance use disorder than in the general population.
Broader Medicaid Eligibility May Be a Tool for Reducing Substance Use Disorder-Related Deaths
Expanded Medicaid eligibility thresholds were associated with a reduction in substance use disorder-related deaths during the current US opioid epidemic.
Hearing Loss Before Age 50 Tied to Higher Substance Use
Hearing loss is independently associated with substance use disorders among those aged 49 years and younger.
Effect of Depression, Lifestyle on Cognitive Function in PLWHIV
Compared with patients without HIV, the poorer cognitive performances of PLWHIV were partly mediated by a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Barriers in Substance Use Disorder Screening and Intervention for Youth Include Physician Training, Reimbursement
Physicians reported that a lack of training in brief intervention and reimbursement make providing screening and intervention more difficult when caring for youth with possible substance use disorders.
HHS Task Force Issues Draft Report on Best Practices for Pain Management
In a draft report issued December 28, 2018 by the US Department of Health and Human Services-sponsored Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach to pain management were formulated.
Medication Treatment for Substance Abuse Increased in Facilities
From 2007 to 2016, there was an increase in the proportion of substance use treatment facilities offering medication treatment.
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