Addiction is a growing issue for folks over 65, and prescription medicines pose additional risks.
Evidence-Based and Best Practices
Updates on a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in Pennsylvania
Tracking progress on our home state’s efforts to modernize our PDMP and improve the quality of care that all patients receive.
Safe Injection Spaces Save Lives and Money, But Will They Make It in America?
Ten countries have authorized Supervised Injection Facilities in about 66 cities around the world.
We Need to Rethink the Way We Provide Services That Are Supposed to Help People
The recent Allegheny County report, “Opiate-Related Overdose Deaths in Allegheny County: Risks and Opportunities for Intervention,” suggests we’re getting the results we should expect to get. Until you see the data, you wouldn’t guess it. Let’s analyze overdose in Allegheny County.
3 Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Drug Court Participants and How They Can Be Overcome
Drug courts place eligible defendants in a treatment program, monitor their progress, and decide whether they have recovered sufficiently to have their cases dismissed. MAT has permeated only half of the drug courts in the country.
Surgeon General Murthy Said We Need To Reduce the Separation Between Addiction Treatment and Healthcare
People are dying, healthcare costs are rising, the stigma persists, and care is hard to access. Fortunately, no matter where Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA goes to work in the morning, he’s left us with a significant document to learn from and bring to life, the 2016 Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health.
The ‘Treat v. Punish’ Debate is Nothing New. But What is Good Treatment?
We know that treatment is more cost-effective (and compassionate) than punishment. But what we should really be talking about is good treatments.
Time for Drug Courts To Equip Participants with Naloxone
Individuals who use opioids after a period of abstinence are at a higher risk for overdose due to a lowered tolerance, a circumstance in which drug court participants with a history of opioid use may find themselves.
Infographic: The Need for Better Pre-Service Education
Substance use and addiction will always be significant issues for doctors, nurses, and social workers.
A New Tool to Prevent HIV Among People Who Use Drugs
There has been significant recent progress in reducing HIV infection among PWID. Between 2008 and 2014, the rate of HIV infection among PWID decreased by 50%.
