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BKReader
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn Street Renaming Honors Dr. Primm, START NY Founder

START NY honored Dr. Beny J. Primm by naming a street after him in recognition of his dedicated work in combating addiction and HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Primm's legacy as a community builder and advocate for justice and equity is honored through the street naming, marking his visionary approaches in prevention and treatment. [ more ]
Kqed
1 month ago
Medicine

San Francisco Reports Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths So Far This Year | KQED

A pilot program offers medication access for unhoused people with addiction, including telehealth consultations and prescriptions like buprenorphine, improving treatment accessibility and support services. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Medicine

Has Fentanyl Peaked?

Overdose deaths declined in 2023 due to factors like natural course of drug epidemics and increased access to Narcan and addiction treatment. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Medicine

California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober

Medi-Cal is utilizing an innovative program called 'contingency management' to help individuals struggling with stimulant addiction, providing financial incentives for staying clean. [ more ]
Cbsnews
1 month ago
Medicine

Seattle to open overdose recovery center amid rising deaths

Seattle is creating a recovery center in a hotel for overdose survivors with health needs, providing medical care and connecting them to treatment services. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

Bill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment

California lawmakers are addressing delays in addiction treatment and psychedelics research caused by the Research Advisory Panel of California. [ more ]
BKReader
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn Street Renaming Honors Dr. Primm, START NY Founder

START NY honored Dr. Beny J. Primm by naming a street after him in recognition of his dedicated work in combating addiction and HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Primm's legacy as a community builder and advocate for justice and equity is honored through the street naming, marking his visionary approaches in prevention and treatment. [ more ]
Kqed
1 month ago
Medicine

San Francisco Reports Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths So Far This Year | KQED

A pilot program offers medication access for unhoused people with addiction, including telehealth consultations and prescriptions like buprenorphine, improving treatment accessibility and support services. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Medicine

Has Fentanyl Peaked?

Overdose deaths declined in 2023 due to factors like natural course of drug epidemics and increased access to Narcan and addiction treatment. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Medicine

California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober

Medi-Cal is utilizing an innovative program called 'contingency management' to help individuals struggling with stimulant addiction, providing financial incentives for staying clean. [ more ]
Cbsnews
1 month ago
Medicine

Seattle to open overdose recovery center amid rising deaths

Seattle is creating a recovery center in a hotel for overdose survivors with health needs, providing medical care and connecting them to treatment services. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

Bill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment

California lawmakers are addressing delays in addiction treatment and psychedelics research caused by the Research Advisory Panel of California. [ more ]
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Medscape
7 months ago
Health

New Guidance on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) have issued a clinical practice guideline on the management of stimulant use disorder (StUD).
The guideline emphasizes the importance of universal screening for StUD and the use of medications, psychosocial interventions, harm reduction, and contingency management strategies in treatment.
StUD is a significant health crisis due to its long-term health consequences and the increase in overdose deaths involving stimulant drugs over the past decade. [ more ]
New York Post
7 months ago
Public health

Oregon's drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

Oregon's law that decriminalized possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is facing criticism after a surge in drug use and opioid deaths.
Opponents argue that the law has led to an increase in public drug use and has not done enough to address addiction. [ more ]
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