Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for ...
Sep 24, 2024 · A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any form of medication for opioid use disorder, and only 12.8% made these available to …
News Releases - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Apr 12, 2017 · Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder
Only 1 in 5 U.S. adults with opioid use disorder received …
Aug 7, 2023 · In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million people aged 18 years or older in the U.S. had opioid use disorder in the past year, yet only 1 in 5 of them (22%) received medications to treat it, according to a new study.
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse. - Harvard Gazette
Jul 19, 2023 · Deaths involving illicit drugs and prescription opioids have risen since 2017, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the problem a public health emergency. The number of reported overdose deaths hit 68,000 in 2020 and rose to more than 80,000 by 2021.
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement ... - CBS News
3 days ago · The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis ...
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses : NPR
Sep 18, 2024 · According to Donaldson, many people using fentanyl now carry naloxone, a medication that reverses most opioid overdoses. He said his friends also use street drugs with others nearby,...
The state of the opioid crisis in 2024: It’s as bad as ever | Vox
Jan 16, 2024 · In 2022, 6.1 million people 12 and older had an opioid use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s most recent annual survey, …
FDA Approves New Buprenorphine Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (under the skin) to treat moderate to severe opioid use …
HHS Releases 2024 Final Rule on Regulations for Opioid Treatment
Feb 23, 2024 · The HHS final rule for opioid use disorder treatment increases flexibility for telehealth, take-home doses, and opioid treatment programs.
Opioid Use Disorder news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Jan 31, 2023 · Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News. New data also shows what helps people enter recovery from drug addiction and substance use disorder. A...