Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU.  Das AK, Sharma A, Kothari N, Goyal S.  Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep;25(9):1082-1083. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23939. PMID: 34963736; PMCID: PMC8664020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pm…

Combining medication and adjunct services for opioid use disorder: Identifying cost-saving combinations that reduce risk of overdose and death Given limited treatment resources and unmet treatment needs for opioid use disorder, it is essential to i…

SAMHSA Weighs Permanent Methadone Take-Homes, Decades Too Late In March 2020, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections among patients and staff, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Drug Enforcement Admini…

USA. Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings This resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine. It iden…

Increasing Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Removing the Training Requirement May Not Be Enough.  Russell HA, Sanders M, Meyer JKV, Loomis E, Mullaney T, Fiscella K.  J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Nov-Dec;34(6):1…

USA. Amid rising opioid overdose calls, city EMS to provide drug used in recovery  (...) On Monday, the Office of Community Health and Safety announced the successful beginnings of a pilot program that equips first responders to overdose call…