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Current federal regulations complicate the provision of effective treatment for opioid use disorder in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, according to this Viewpoint. As a result, many patients experience costly cycles of complications, admission, discharge, repeated complications, and readmission with little gain to their health. Researchers argue that changing … [Read more...] about Facilitating Methadone Use in Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities

Treatment with methadone works, but patients have to remain in treatment. That’s the lesson from a recent study – and from all studies. This study, in particular, looked at jail inmates who were inducted on methadone, and then entered community based-treatment.  The conclusions: Initiating methadone treatment in jail was effective in promoting entry into community-based drug … [Read more...] about Jail-Based Methadone Induction Effective, But Benefits Only Last if Patients Remain in Treatment After Discharge

Grant money received from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for treatment and assimilation of inmates with opioid addictions back into society were a topic of discussion at the Northumberland County Jail’s monthly board meeting Wednesday. The Vivitrol and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) grant money provides a combined total of about $400,000 … [Read more...] about County Prison Receives $400,000 Toward the Cost of Vivitrol

Young people do better in school if they are treated for opioid use disorders, resulting in lower costs to society. Recent research suggests that opioid users achieve lower levels of education, which may result in both individual and economic costs. Prevention programs need to not only include education-specific risk factors (e.g., social norms), but underlying precipitators … [Read more...] about Buprenorphine for College Students Recommended

There has been interest in cannabis being used as a replacement drug for people with opioid use disorder, but research at McMaster University has found it doesn't work. Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal Read more at: http://cmajopen.ca/content/7/4/E665 … [Read more...] about Cannabis Found Not to be a Substitute for Opioids