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CDC Translating Knowledge into Action as Addiction Crisis Evolves
April 07, 2021
The addiction crisis of today is not the same as those that preceded it even 2 years ago, and while there are reasons for concern, CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, told Rx Drug Abuse &…
NIH’s HEAL Initiatives Keep Progressing Thanks to Scientists’ Ingenuity
April 06, 2021
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, work on the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative has kept progressing. NIH director Francis S.…
CVS Health/Aetna Pilot Puts LCSWs in HealthHUB Locations
April 05, 2021
CVS Health, working with its subsidiary Aetna, has launched a mental healthcare pilot at its CVS HealthHUB locations that the company hopes will expand access to treatment by addressing a shortage of…
Rx Summit Spotlight | Veterans Administration Takes Multi-Faceted Approach to Opioid Risk Mitigation
April 01, 2021
Since launching an opioid safety initiative nearly a decade ago, the Veterans Health Administration has employed a variety of strategies for reducing opioid prescriptions, embracing non-…
After 18 Months, CODAC Partnership with Mass. Sheriff’s Department Getting Results
March 19, 2021
A collaboration between the Hampden County (Massachusetts) Sheriff’s Department and CODAC Behavioral Healthcare to provide medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated individuals with substance use…
Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Less Likely to Receive Addiction Treatment
March 04, 2021
A study released this week by researchers at Johns Hopkins found that individuals with serious mental health conditions are less likely to receive addiction treatment. The study, published by the…
In-Office Provision of Buprenorphine Ups Retention Rates for OUD Patients in Study
February 11, 2021
A study conducted by Cordant Health Solutions and Northwest Integrated Health in Tacoma, Washington, found that opioid use disorder patients who had been prescribed buprenorphine demonstrated higher…
‘No One Thing’: Different Symptoms, Different Treatments and the Murky Path of Treating Depression
February 04, 2021
In many ways—and much to the chagrin of psychiatrists—mental illness remains a mystery, Psych Congress co-chair Charles Raison, MD, said in a lengthy interview published by The Sun magazine this…
University Research Sheds Light on Relapse Factors for Hazelden Betty Ford
January 28, 2021
A partnership with students at the University of Minnesota has resulted in a new way for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation to gain a better understanding the factors that put patients at greater…
HHS Eliminates X-Waiver Requirement for DEA-Licensed Physicians
January 15, 2021
HHS on Thursday announced that it will publish new guidelines that will expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder by exempting physicians from certain certification…
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