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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Nitazenes: A New Factor in the Opioid Crisis

By Lori Ryland, Ph.D., LP, CAADC, CCS, BCBA-D, Chief Clinical Officer, Pinnacle Treatment Centers Nitazenes are a class of opioid drug invented in the 1950s so strong scientists...
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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Research Report: New Data on Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder (AUD/SUD)

Every year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) collaborate with various public and private entities, including the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics (CBHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Do Overdose Prevention Centers Increase Crime in Communities?

At a fundamental level, an overdose prevention center is exactly what it sounds like: a place designed to reduce drug overdose, and specifically reduce fatalities associated with drug overdose....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Addiction Vaccine for Heroin and Fentanyl?

Four and a half years ago, we published an article on this blog called “Addiction Vaccines: Fact or Fiction?,” in which we discussed the potential of creating a vaccine...
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Thursday, October 26, 2023

MAT and Medicaid: A Third of Medicaid Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Aren’t Getting Medication to Treat It

On September 29th, 2023, the New York Time published an article about the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) among Medicaid recipients. The article includes a set of disturbing facts:...
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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Methadone and MAT in Prisons and Jails

The United States has been in a serious public health crisis for well over twenty years, and one way we can help address this crisis is by expanding the...
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Monday, August 28, 2023

International Overdose Awareness Day: August 31st, 2023

The last day of August each year is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). This year, we encourage everyone to recognize this day with the hashtag #iOAD2023. This awareness day...
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Monday, August 21, 2023

What is Ibogaine?

Ibogaine is a medication currently under consideration as an addiction treatment for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). It’s also under consideration as a...
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Thursday, July 20, 2023

What is a Methadone Clinic?

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with methadone is a time-tested, evidence-based treatment that occurs in specialized treatment centers originally known as methadone clinics. These methadone clinics are now officially called opioid...
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Monday, July 17, 2023

The Opioid Crisis: What is Harm Reduction?

In 2022, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) published a new, revised, five-point National Drug Control Strategy. The White House created the plan in response to the...
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