JAMA (3/03) | A new study reports that high-dose buprenorphine administered in the emergency department for patients in withdrawal is useful in a fentanyl-exposed population. The study retrospectively abstracted data from electronic health records of patients at California Bridge EDs from Jan. 1 to April 30, 2020.Cont.
NIDA | Overdose deaths rose markedly between January to June 2018 and July to December 2021 among 10- to 44-year-old girls and women who were pregnant or pregnant within the previous 12 months. [...]
Senate Appropriators Advance Modest Substance Use, Mental Health Block Grant Increases in Spending B
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a FY24 funding bill for several priority agencies including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Di
SAMHSA recently released a new advisory on digital therapeutics for management and treatment in behavioral health. This advisory “...introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits o