There are some significant differences in how the public feels about addressing drug-related crime. In fact, it is safe to say that opinions reach both ends of the spectrum.
A new study by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon State University revealed that 1 in 5 pharmacies nationwide refused to dispense Suboxone.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released new guidelines easing restrictions on practitioners who prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction.
Guidance on pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder (OUD) availability in circumstances in which patients may be exposed to highly contagious infectious agents (such as COVID-19)
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a person on probation with a condition to remain drug-free may be put in jail after one positive drug test. This case has been watched closely by many who work with people struggling with substance use disorder,
Almost 50 percent of prime age men (ages 25 to 54) who are not in the labor force take some kind of pain medication every day, states a report by a Princeton economist on labor force participation (LFP) in the U.S. The LFP rate measures how
This week U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions proposed changes to U.S. drug manufacturing quotas as part of the Justice Department’s new initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic. In the last decade, more than 250,000 deaths were related to opioid overdose, according to the New York
New public health advisory calls for Americans to keep the overdose antidote on hand Cordant Health Solutions™, a leading provider of innovative monitoring tools and pharmacy solutions for behavioral health and chronic pain organizations, has made dispensing naloxone a priority since 2016, educating clinicians,
An article written by TripleTree featuring Cordant as a company at the forefront of fighting the opioid crises. It is estimated that in 2016, 11.8 million individuals or approximately 4% of the U.S. population misused opioids and over 42 thousand individuals died of opioid overdoses
Emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 35 percent across 16 states from July 2016 to September 2017, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, the CDC found more than 140,0000 suspected opioid overdose
In its budget proposal for 2019, the Trump administration has requested approximately $17 billion dollars to address the opioid epidemic. In general, the proposal allocates funding for new opioid-related resources for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), expands Medicaid reimbursement to include medication-assisted
Citing safety concerns about opioid exposure in children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated new labeling requirements for prescription cough and cold medicines that contain codeine or hydrocodone, limiting their indicated use to adults 18 years and older. The FDA is requiring