According to a survey of New Hampshire primary voters, many voters support the decriminalization of drugs, meaning that “drug use, and its associated domains, ought to be handled through public health rather than criminal justice ...
Two pharmaceutical companies have developed a new drug called Probuphine, which was due to be reviewed by the FDA last week. Probuphine, invented by Braeburn Pharmaceuticals and Titan Pharmaceuticals is “an investigational implant, about ...
The National Council for Behavioral Health recently announced a new campaign called “Be One in a Million,” which has a goal of training one million people in Mental Health First Aid. According to Linda ...
In Maryland, pharmacists can now provide naloxone without a prescription to anyone certified through the Overdose Response Program. This program began in March of 2016 and has trained 13,000 people. Dr. Howard Haft, deputy ...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed two new bills to help his state fight addiction. “We remain firmly committed to confronting the stigma of drug abuse and addiction in the Garden State,” Governor Christie ...
A recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) examined the efficacy of buprenorphine maintenance versus tapering and discontinuation of the drug. The study was conducted over fourteen weeks on 113 ...
Earlier this month, Ohio’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS) announced $3 million in grants to help county jail inmates with mental health problems. The MHAS grants will be used to provide ...
A recent study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology found potential in a treatment for cocaine addiction involving stimulating the brain with magnetic pulses. This somewhat new method, called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, targets the ...
A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would encourage doctors to prescribe naloxone, the antidote to opioid overdoses, alongside opioid medications. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) have come up with ...
Last month, in a very quick timeframe, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Narcan, the nasal spray form of naloxone, the medication that “can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose” (Lavitt, ...
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