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Opioid Addiction January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Are Benzos Illegal?

You can readily use benzodiazepines as long as it is prescribed by a licensed medical doctor. This drug works on your brain where it tries…

Using Smartphone Apps to Reach Gay and Bisexual Men at Risk for HIV
Finding better ways to reach people at higher risk of HIV for testing and engagement with HIV prevention and treatment services is a critical component of a public health response to the HIV pandemic.
Disrupting Cocaine Memories Prevents Return to Cocaine Use in Rats
Preventing cocaine memories from re-strengthening in an unstable period following retrieval attenuates cocaine seeking.
To end HIV epidemic, we must address health disparities
Expert report cites unequal progress in Southern U.S. and among marginalized groups
Human Opioid Exposure Can Be Measured Using Wastewater
Using robotic technology, local levels of opioid metabolites can be measured in wastewater from individual manholes
Co-located HIV Services Can Help Women Who Inject Drugs Access PrEP, Study Shows
Daily, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis medication), is proven to prevent HIV transmission from injection drug use or sex.
Skewed Opioid Prescribing Patterns in the United States—A Few Providers Prescribe a Large Proportion of Opioids
Only 1 percent of the providers who prescribe opioids account for almost half of all opioid doses prescribed and one-quarter of opioid prescriptions written.
Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
NIH-supported study finds biggest increase among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Combination treatment for methamphetamine use disorder shows promise in NIH study
Combination medication may be effective in treating adults with methamphetamine use disorder
Un estudio de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH) identifica promisorio tratamiento combinado para el trastorno por consumo de metanfetamina
Combinación de fármacos promete eficacia para tratar el trastorno por consumo de metanfetamina en adultos
People With SUDs Have Increased Risk for COVID-19 and Worse Outcomes
People with a substance use disorder (SUD) at any time in their lives are 1.5 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than those without an SUD, and those with a recent SUD are more than 8 times more likely