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News & Updates – June 12, 2013: Issue 185
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Medication-Assisted Treatment Of Opiate Dependence Is Gaining Favor
- New Drug-Drug Interactions in Opioid Therapy App for iPhones, iPad and Android Devices Now Available
- Q & A - Trends in Prescription Drug Abuse: 'Bridging Medications'
- Oxycodone Vaccine Passes Early Tests
GENERAL DRUG ADDICTION
- Drug Addiction Relapse Infographic: The Revolving Door
- Study: Many Arrested Men Use Illegal Drugs But Don’t Receive Treatment
- Study: Sending Nonviolent Drug Offenders 7o Treatment Instead of Prison Saves Money
- Navigating the Gap: A Compelling Method for Working in the Space Between Addiction Research and Practice
GOVERNMENT
News & Updates – June 5, 2013: Issue 184
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- American Society of Addiction Medicine Urges an End to Interference with Physician-Patient Decisions on Addiction Medications
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Research and Practice Training Session
- Terminating an Addicted Employee
GENERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADDICTION
- As DSM-5 Launches, the Drama Ends and the Effects Begin
- 5 Myths about Addiction that Undermine Recovery
- Many Medical Residents Give Poor Marks to Addiction Training: Survey
GOVERNMENT
- SAMHSA Request for Comments on the Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment
- SAMHSA Appoints Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D. to the New Position of Chief Medical Officer
- New Tip Manual from SAMHSA: Addressing Substance Use Disorders in Men
- Panel: Behavioral Health Providers Uncertain About Impact of Coming Health Reforms
News & Updates – May 14, 2013: Issue 183
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Titan Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter from the FDA for Probuphine New Drug Application
- Vivitrol: A Shot in the Dark
- No Generic Version of Painkiller Oxycontin, U.S. Health Regulators Say
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Linked to Exorbitant Costs
- Genes Found That May Protect Infants Born to Addicted Mothers
- Vaccine Halts Heroin Addiction in Rats
- Legal Interventions to Reduce Overdose Mortality: Naloxone Access and Overdose Good Samaritan Laws
GOVERNMENT
- Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services
- 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Released
- Two Congressmen Talk Addiction With The Fix
- How to Make Drug Courts Work
News & Updates – May 8, 2013: Issue 182
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- National Rx Drug Abuse Summit Focused National Attention, Efforts on Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse Issues
- Blog: The State of Denial (Tennessee) gets Another Chance/Update on the State of Denial: Is the Tide Finally Turning?
- Bangor Committee Backs Methadone Bill That Would ‘Decentralize’ Treatment, Reduce City’s Share of Patients
- Deaths Tied to Painkillers Rising in the U.S.
- New Poll Ranks Chronic Pain Well Below Drug Addiction As A Major Health Problem
GOVERNMENT
- The Affordable Care Act: Shaping Substance Abuse Treatment Information Brief
- Opinion by Seddon R. Savage: Affordable Care Act Offers Opportunity to Combat Pain and Drug Abuse
- The President’s FY 2014 Budget: Supporting A 21st Century Drug Policy
- Good Samaritan Overdose Response Laws: Lessons Learned from Washington State
MISCELLANEOUS
News & Updates – April 5, 2013: Issue 181
- Forced Methadone Withdrawal in Jails Creates Barrier to Treatment in Community
- Blog: Obstetricians Behaving Badly
- Panel Backs Approval of Implants for Addiction Treatment
- The Existential Pain of Being Young, White, and Affluent
ADDICTION RESEARCH
- Addiction's Shrinking Gender Gap
- Stress & Addiction: Research Identifies How Stress Triggers Drug Relapse
GOVERNMENT
News & Updates – March 11, 2013: Issue 180
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- AATOD Guidelines for Guest Medication
- Video: White Collar Prescription Drug Addiction Epidemic
- U.N. Report Suggests Some Autism & Addiction Treatments Are Akin to Torture
GOVERNMENT
- Affordable Care Act to Provide Substance Abuse Treatment to Millions of New Patients
- Mental Health Law Increases Access to Substance Abuse Treatment, But Costs Rising
- A Day at the Drug Court
- Outside Box, Federal Judges Offer Addicts a Free Path
HEPATITIS C
- Studies Advance Knowledge of HIV Impact on Hepatitis C Infection and Genes That May Thwart HCV
- Patient Dilemma: Treat Hepatitis C Now or Hold Out?
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
- Pennsylvania - Under the Influence of ... Methadone, Others Want More Oversight of Opioid Connected to Fatal Crashes
- Tennessee - Safe Harbor Bill to Protect Infants Wins Passage in TN Senate Health and Welfare Committee
News & Updates – March 1, 2013: Issue 179
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. Receives FDA Response To Citizen’s Petition
- FDA Approves Amneal’s Generic Suboxone to Treat Opioid Drug Dependence
- Blog – News Outlets Behaving Badly: Appalling Article by Bloomberg
- Addiction Expert: Treatment Providers Can Perpetuate Media Stereotypes of Patients
- Sharp Rise in Buprenorphine-Related Emergency Department Visits from 2005 To 2010
- Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Increase for 11th Consecutive Year
- Heroin: Small Cities, Even Rural Towns Face Growing Problems
- Target ‘Super-spreaders’ to Stop Hepatitis C
GOVERNMENT
- Rockefeller Urges Federal Agencies to Take Stronger Steps Against Prescription Drug Abuse
- Affordable Care Act Will Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits and Parity Protections for 62 Million Americans
- Are Drugs Today Really Cheaper, Purer, and More Available Than Ever? Blog by Rafael Lemaitre Communications Director, The Office of National Drug Control Policy
MISCELLANEOUS
FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT
News & Updates – February 1, 2013: Issue 178
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Effective Risk Management Strategies in Outpatient Methadone Treatment – Trainer’s Manual and PowerPoint Slides
- No Additional Benefit of CBT in Treating Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine
- Prescription Drug Misuse Remains a Top Public Health Concern
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
- Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in Criminal Justice Costs
- Parents Numb to Misuse of Narcotic Pain Meds by Youth, New Poll Shows
- NYPD Will Implant GPS Chips Into Pill Bottles To Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
- Reducing Opioid Prescription Painkiller Abuse, Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Guidelines
- The December 2012 issue of Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems is Now Available Online
- Researchers Say MRI Could Help Predict Success of Drug Addiction Treatment – 1/18/13
HEALTH CARE REFORM
News & Updates – January 14, 2013: Issue 177
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- AATOD Issues Policy Statement for Five-Year Game Plan (2012-2016)
- Sharp Rise in Admissions for Certain Drug Combinations Over 10 Years
- Suboxone® Sales Estimated to Reach $1.4 Billion in 2012—More Than Viagra® or Adderall®
- Is The Era Of OxyContin Abuse Over?
- Accidental Exposures of Children to Drug that Treats Opioid Addiction Alarms Utah Poison Control and Health Officials
- Probuphine(R) Receives FDA Priority Review Designation for Adult Patients with Opioid Dependence
- Liver Toxicity Fears with Buprenorphine, Methadone Allayed
- Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm
- Study: Distributing Naloxone Injection Kits Could Help Addicts Reverse Heroin Overdoses
ADDICTION
HEALTH CARE REFORM
News & Updates – December 26, 2012: Issue 176
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Federal Rule Provides Flexibility in Dispensing Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction Treatment in OTPs
- One-Half of Buprenorphine-Related Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical Use
- Why Do We Have Methadone Clinics? An OpEd by Dr. Alen-Salarian
- Opioid Overdose Treatment and Prevention: Often Overlooked at Community Level
- Baker Institute Viewpoints on Prescription Drugs
- State Drug Monitoring Programs Should Make Data More Accessible, Study Says
GOVERNMENT
- U.S. Military Working on Combination Anti-Heroin/HIV Vaccine
- Michael Botticelli Sworn in as Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Reports Says Adults Who Had Mental Illness in the Past Year Were More Than Three Times as Likely to Have Met the Criteria for Substance Dependence or Abuse
GENERAL ADDICTION
- APA Board of Trustees Has Approved the Final Diagnostic Criteria for the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
- Blog: The Deadly Stigma of Addiction - Is it Possible to Separate the Disease of Addiction from the Stigma? Here Are Eight Life-changing Reasons We Should Try.
MISCELLANEOUS
November 29, 2012: Issue 175
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Benzodiazepine & MAT Conference Videos Available From IRETA
- Blog: Benzos at the Opioid Treatment Program
- Blog: PTSD at the Opioid Treatment Program
- The Beginning of the End of the Abstinence Rule?
- Perspective: Docs Feel Pressure to Give Addicts Opioids
- U.S. Addiction Diagnoses up 70 Percent
- New Infographic From NIDA - Maternal Opiate Use and Newborns Suffering From Opiate Withdrawal Are On The Rise in The U.S.
THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION
- Commentary by Dr. Joseph Shrand: Drug addiction is Not a Moral Failing
- Slide Show:The Brain Scans of Addiction, Unscrambled
- Blog: Why Addiction is NOT a Brain Disease
November 5, 2012: Issue 174
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- More Addictions Treated with Drug Therapy
- Methadone Protects Injected Drug Users from HIV Infection
- Reckitt to Discontinue Suboxone Tablets in U.S.
- As Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Mount, Researchers Outline Effective Approaches to Curb Epidemic
- Decrease in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among U.S. Residents Fueled by Decrease in Pain Reliever Use
HEALTHCARE REFORM, DRUGS, OBAMA/ROMNEY ON ADDICTION
- New American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Advocacy Paper - The Impact of Managed Care on Addiction Treatment
- Get Ready Now for Influx of Patients under Affordable Care Act, Expert Urges
- Dear Mr. President: A Modest Proposal No need to debate this: Treating addiction as a disease is America’s greatest single opportunity to reduce costs to taxpayers, improve health and reduce crime.
- How Would the Candidates Debate Drugs?
September 28, 2012: Issue 173
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- New Report Recommends Expanding Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Armed Forces
- Medical Consensus or Child Abuse? Moms on Methadone Caught in the Middle
- September 2012 Issue of Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems is Now Available Online
- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Part 3: Implementation Challenges and Strategies
- Gateway Drugs Linked to Prescription Drug Abuse
- WVU Study Finds Link between 'Doctor Shopping,' Overdose Deaths
GENERAL ADDICTION
DRUG POLICY
September 5, 2012: Issue 172
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Part 2: Helping Patients Succeed
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Methadone by Maia Szalavitz
- 3Qs: When Painkillers Kill
- Estimated Number of Buprenorphine- and Hydromorphone-Related ED Visits More Than Doubles from 2006 to 2010
- 150 Soldiers Have Died of Drug Overdose in the Last Two Years, Says Congressman
- Preventing Overdose: Obama Administration Drug Czar Calls for Wider Access to Overdose Antidote
- Why Heroin? A Federal Agent Offers an Overview of the Opiate Trade
ADDICTION
PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING
- Congressional Research Service Report on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- RI Hospital: Use of PMP May Increase Demand for Drug Treatment, Reduce Painkiller Abuse
HIV TESTING
August 10, 2012: Issue 171
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Vital Signs: Risk for Overdose from Methadone Used for Pain Relief — United States, 1999–2010
- Abuse-Proof Prescription Painkillers May Spur Heroin Habit
- Majority of Buprenorphine-Certified Physicians Think Buprenorphine Is Easier to Get Illegally Than Methadone
- June 2012 Issue of Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems is Now Available Online
- New Drug Abuse Warning Network (Dawn) Report Issued on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
- Medication-Assisted Treatment – Three Part Article Series Available From the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
- NIDA Backs Research on Vaccine Against Heroin, HIV
HEPATITIS
MISCELLANEOUS
STATE NEWS TO NOTE
July 24, 2012: Issue 170
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE
- U.S. Treatment Applicants Report Buprenorphine/Naloxone Sold on Street; One-Fifth Report the Drug Is Used to Get High
- Maker of OxyContin Hopes to Extend Exclusive Rights to the Drug
- Chronic Abuse of Prescription Drugs Skyrocketing
- Health IT Programs to Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse to Be Tested in Indiana and Ohio
- Rapid Rise in Boomer Addicts Reported
ADDICTION
- Supreme Court Decision “Extremely Uplifting” for Substance Abuse Field, Expert Says
- New Report Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice
- Study: Individuals with Public Insurance Nearly 90% More Likely to Receive Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction
WORLD NEWS
- War on Drugs Fuelling Spread of HIV, Report Concludes
- Drug Abuse Kills 200,000 People Each Year: UN Report
June 22, 2012: Issue 169
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Take-Home Methadone Maintenance Treatment Associated With Decreased Hospital Admissions
- Rise in Adult Prescription Drug Abuse in Maine Means More Toddlers Being Poisoned
- Heroin Use Among Suburban Teens Skyrockets; Experts Say Prescription Pills are the New Gateway Drug
- Prescription Drug Abuse Driven by Availability, Barriers to Treatment
- Commentary: Responding to America’s Medicine Cabinet Epidemic – By Congressman Hal Rogers
- Mental Health Woes Raise Odds for Prescription Painkiller Abuse
- Real-time Tracking of Prescription Drugs OK’d in New York
- Huge Increase in Infants Addicted to Prescription Drugs
- Local Judge Works to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse in Northeast Ohio
ADDICTION
- Drug Czar Says Addiction is a Health Problem, Not a Moral Failing
- Genes May Influence Reactions to Painkillers – Identical Twins Responded Similarly When it Came to Side Effects, Addiction Risk, Study Found
NEW RESOURCE
NEW WEBINAR
June 6, 2012: Issue 168
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Choosing Treatment for Pregnant Women Addicted to Opioids
- OTC Naloxone? It’s Possible
- Reformulated OxyContin Reduces Oral, Nonoral Abuse Among Potential Opioid Abusers
- Harsh Cameron Douglas Sentence Sparks Appeal, Support
- Rockefeller, Manchin Applaud Senate’s Support of Prescription Drug Bill
BENZODIAZEPINES IN THE NEWS
- Well-Known Mechanism Underlies Benzodiazepines’ Addictive Properties
- I-Team: ER Visits Tied to Xanax, Similar Drugs Soar in NYC
DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME
HEPATITIS C
May 11, 2012: Issue 167
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Addiction
- Hooked: Why Bad Habits are Hard to Break – 60 Minutes Interview with NIDA’s Dr. Nora Volkow
- Scientific American: This is Our Society on Drugs: Top 5 Infographics
Pregnancy and Opioid Abuse
- About One Baby Born Each Hour Addicted to Opiate Drugs in U.S., U-M Study Shows
- Tennessee Hospital Seeing More Babies Born Exposed to Prescription Drugs
- Drug Addiction, ‘Personhood’ and the War on Women
Heroin Research
- Heroin Addicts Have Higher Pain Sensitivity, Even During Treatment
- Heroin Users are Fitter Than You Think
Prescription Drugs Studies
Naloxone in the News
Buprenorphine in the News
April 20, 2012: Issue 166
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Media Coverage of National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, Florida
- A Fog of Drugs and War
- Painkillers Alter How Addicts Relate to Themselves, Others
- Research Study: Technique Rewrites Addicts’ Memories
- Naloxone Debate: FDA Hears Testimony About Making an Overdose Antidote Nonprescription
- Antidote (Naloxone) Hard To Find As Heroin Death Toll Rises
GOVERMENT
HIV/AIDS AND HEPATITIS C
- L.A. Moves the Needle – The City’s Early Action in AIDS/HIV Prevention by Providing a Needle Exchange Program Proved to be Prescient. Now is no Time to Back Off
- HCV Vaccine Possibly Within Reach
April 13, 2012: Issue 165
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Wisconsin Association of Perinatal Care (WAPC) Newborn Withdrawal Project Educational Toolkit Now Available Online
- Buprenorphine Now More Likely than Methadone to Be Found in U.S. Law Enforcement Drug Seizures
- Painkiller Sales Soar Around U.S., Fuel Addiction
BENZODIAZEPINES
- Why Xanax is the Most Popular Anti-Anxiety Drug in America
- Study: Benzodiazepine Update: Alprazolam and Other Benzodiazepine Use Among People Who Inject Drugs
GOVERMENT
March 2012, 30: Issue 164
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Methadone Treatment in Pregnancy…That Can’t Be Right, Can It?
- Florida Drug Enforcement Teams Strike Down Prescription Drug Abuse
- Manhattan Law Would Force City to Alert Neighbors on Methadone Clinic Openings
- Methadone for Mainecare Patients Capped at Two Years Under Bill
- Research Abstract: Return to Drug Use and Overdose after Release from Prison: A Qualitative Study of Risk and Protective Factors
GOVERNMENT
March 2012, 23: Issue 163
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Wars with Mental Health Diagnoses More Likely to Receive Prescription Opioids for Pain
- Retention in Opioid Agonist Treatment after Prison Release Reduces Re-incarceration
- Opioid Abuse Linked by Researchers to Mood and Anxiety Disorders
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- First Guidelines Issued for Getting People Newly Diagnosed with HIV Disease into Care
- Q&A: What You Need to Know About Hepatitis C – Hepatitis C Kills More Americans Than HIV. How Does the Virus Spread?
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
- Florida goes from “Oxy-Express” to anti-prescription drug abuse leader
- Law Would Force New York City to Alert Neighbors on Methadone Clinic Openings – 3/13/12
- Addiction costs Oklahoma more than annual budget – 3/10/12
March 2012: Issue 162
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- SAMHSA Announces Winners of the 2012 Science to Service Awards
- Research Abstract: Link Between Prescription and Illicit Drug Misuse in High-Risk Populations
- CESAR FAX Publishes Report Warning of Emerging Epidemic of Buprenorphine Misuse
- Addiction is Not Hopeless
- How Prescription Drug Abuse Costs You Money
- Deadly Duo: Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Drugs Can Result in Addiction or Accidental Death
- Soldiers to be Tested for Prescription Drug Abuse
- EUROPAD Journal - Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems March 2012 Issue Now Available Online
February 2012: Issue 161
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Updated American Academy of Pediatric Guidelines for Treating Babies Exposed to Drugs in the Womb
- NY Times Debate on How to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
- Prescription-Drug Abuse among Troops Continues to be a Source of Concern
- DOD Adds Vicodin, Xanax to Drug Testing, Offers 90-day Amnesty
- Drug Users, Treatment Providers, and Law Enforcement Officers Describe Increasing Suboxone Misuse in Ohio
- Nearly 50 Attica, New York Inmates Falsely Test Positive for Suboxone Use
- New York Bill Introduced on Methadone Clinic Location Restrictions
- DEA Sees Sharp Drop in Florida Oxycodone Sales
GOVERNMENT
- SAMHSA Issues New TIPS on Hepatitis and Chronic Pain
- National Report Finds One-In-Five Americans Experienced Mental Illness in the Past Year - Substance Dependence and Abuse Rates Higher among Those Experiencing Mental Illness
- New SAMHSA Advisory: Rapid HIV Testing in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
- CDC Grand Rounds: Prescription Drug Overdoses — a U.S. Epidemic
- Community-Based Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone – U.S., 2010
MISCELLANEOUS
- Hepatitis C Deaths Up, Baby Boomers Most At Risk
- Congress O.K.’s Drug-Testing the Unemployed: Will It Fight Addiction?
January 2012: Issue 160
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Tricare May Soon Cover MAT for Opioid Addiction
- New Prison Drug Test for Suboxone Has Smugglers Scrambling
- What Vietnam Taught Us About Breaking Bad Heroin Habits
- Medication-Assisted Recovery Essay Contest Winners
- Insomnia in Methadone Maintenance Patients Does Not Respond to Trazodone
- Research Abstract
- New Schneiderman Rx Report Reveals Need for Real-Time Database to Address New York Prescription Drug Crisis
- Commentary Calls for Awareness of Internet Pharmacies' Role in Prescription Drug Abuse
GOVERNMENT
- SAMHSA Announces Working Definition and Guiding Principles of Recovery
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Policy Impact Report: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
- New Report: Illicit Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits in Metropolitan Areas of the United States: 2009
- Adult Drug Courts Studies Show Courts Reduce Recidivism, but DOJ Could Enhance Future Performance Measure Revision Efforts
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) Drug Poisoning Deaths in the United States, 1980–2008
MISCELLANEOUS
- RI Hospital Study Analyzes Link Between HIV Infection and Overdose Risk
- New Events Added to ATForum.com
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