USA. HHS Launches New Website to Help People Find Support for Issues with Mental Health, Drugs, or Alcohol As part of continuing efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration to increase access to mental health and substance use resources, the U.S. De…

USA. Why Is Buprenorphine Use Flatlining? Initiation of buprenorphine in hospitals in the United States has plateaued since 2018, with low retention rates of less than 25%, based on data from more than 3 million individuals who began buprenorphine…

Prescribing Psychologists: Forgotten Providers in the Battle Against Opioid Use Disorder.  Hughes, P.M., Phillips, D.C. and Fagan, E.B. (2023),  Addiction. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi.org/10.1111/add.16204 https://onlinelibrary…

Schweiz. Swissmedic hebt Schliessung der Amino AG teilweise auf (Keystone-SDA) Swissmedic hebt die im Dezember erlassene Sistierung der Betriebsbewilligung für die Aargauer Pharmafirma Amino teilweise auf. Vertriebstätigkeiten und Arzneimittelzulas…

USA. Some Roadblocks to Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Are Gone. Now What? For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold sta…

USA. Can buprenorphine-equipped ambulances help link overdose survivors to addiction treatment? Many emergency departments now offer to start opioid overdose survivors on a medication, such as buprenorphine. The majority of overdose survivors, howe…