Substance Use Disorders Archives - Page 2 of 20

New Justice Department Guidelines Help Jails Manage Substance Withdrawals

Article July 17, 2023

New guidelines released by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and National Institute of Corrections advise jails and communities on providing effective health services for adult detainees at risk for or… Read More

U.S. Death Rate Due To Alcohol, Drugs & Suicide Increased By 11% In 2021

Article July 10, 2023

Between 2020 and 2021, the combined age-adjusted death rate of alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths increased by 11%, from 54.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 to 60.9 deaths per… Read More

SAMHSA Unveils National Model Standards For Peer Support Certification

Article July 3, 2023

On June 6, 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released national model standards for peer support certification to be used for peer workers providing assistance for… Read More

People With Opioid Addiction In Reentry After Incarceration Report Peer Navigators ‘Crucial’ For First Months In Community

Article May 29, 2023

People with opioid use disorder (OUD) reentering their communities after incarceration in a New Jersey state prison said the peer navigator was crucial to their reentry in the first three… Read More

Clinicians Able To Prescribe Buprenorphine Have Increased, But Percentage Of Active Prescribers Has Declined

Article May 22, 2023

Between 2017 and 2021, the number of health care professionals able to prescribe buprenorphine as treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) increased by 182% (from 34,149 in 2017 to 96,415… Read More

Historic Analysis Finds Moderate Alcohol Consumption Has No Health Benefits

Article May 1, 2023

Moderate consumption of alcohol (defined as no more than two servings of alcohol per day for men and one for women) has no health benefits, according to a large meta-analysis… Read More

Telehealth Treatment For Opioid Addiction Correlated With Lower Overdoses During Pandemic

Article May 1, 2023

Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries aged 18 and older who started opioid addiction treatment via telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency were 33% less likely to have a fatal drug… Read More

Health Care Sector Bankruptcies Increase 84% Between 2021 & 2022

Article January 30, 2023

Between 2021 and 2022, the number of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings by health care organizations with liabilities of $10 million or more increased by 84%, from 25 in 2021 to… Read More

The National Survey On Drug Use & Health: 2020

Article January 30, 2023

In July 2022, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released information on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). NSDUH is a comprehensive household interview survey… Read More

Wellin5 Closes $2 Million Seed Funding Round To Accelerate Its Growth & Global Expansion in Mental Health Industry

Article December 12, 2022

Wellin5, which provides one-stop solution to virtual counseling and therapist tools to improve the effectiveness of therapy, closed a $2 million seed funding round. The round was primarily achieved through… Read More

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