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Jan 18, 20231 min read

New Randomized Trial Shows Simple Letters Promote Better-Informed Opioid Prescribing

LETTERS SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED CLINICIANS TO CHECK PATIENTS’ PRESCRIBING RECORDS Researchers reported new findings from a clinical trial...

Jan 17, 20231 min read

Here's an Officer Who Might Have Actually ODed From Fentanyl Contact—but Not Because He Just Touched It A North Carolina detective may...

Jan 17, 20231 min read

By Chelsea Laliberte Barnes, LSW, CCTP, and Deflection Administrator with TASC’s Center for Health and Justice The substance use...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

FDA Announces Preliminary Assessment that Certain Naloxone Products Have the Potential to be Safe and Effective for Over-the-Counter Use...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

The JEAP Initiative aims to advance research on the efficacy/effectiveness of peer recovery supports and recovery residences for emerging...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

In recent years, policymakers have devoted significant attention to opioid regulation, seeking in particular to combat the epidemic of...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

The number of health care providers with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder increased 19% between October 2021...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of MAT Act S.445 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Dec 8, 20222 min read

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Centers for Disease Control and...