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Most health care professionals hold negative attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders, according to a 2013 systematic review of more than two dozen studies. One Indiana researcher wants to see if theatrical portrayals of life with addiction can help reduce such stigmas.
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Emergent BioSolutions has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to sell the opioid overdose-reversal drug over the counter. Addiction experts say it may be a key step to lower fentanyl deaths.
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New research from the University of Cincinnati belies some political talking points about immigration's effects on America's drug crisis.
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The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.
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More than $50 billion in opioid settlement dollars from drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies is starting to flow to state and local governments. But now these entitites face another daunting task: how to figure out the best way to use those dollars to blunt an epidemic of drug addiction that has killed more than half a million people.
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A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts found 19 states — including Indiana — and the District of Columbia require facilities to present a legal document known as a certificate of need showing the services are necessary before opening a new treatment program. Indiana also limits the number of treatment programs that can open. And, Indiana and Ohio have additional zoning laws that go beyond regulations for other medical facilities.
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Many who work on the frontlines of the overdose crisis want to see more emphasis on reducing the risk of illness and death from substance use. But in some communities, they face opposition.
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Cincinnati could have received much more if it opted out of the state settlement and pursued its own lawsuit instead, although that option would risk the city receiving nothing.
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Fentanyl was identified as the cause of 72% of all drug overdoses in the state in 2021, a 16% increase from 2020.
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The controversial harm reduction method allows for the safe use of drugs under the careful watch of medical professionals, peers or both. A lack of funding and political will are at play.