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Buprenorphine misuse in those with opioid use disorder has dropped, but new data also show 50% of patients arent receiving addiction treatment and may be misusing the drug in an effort to self-treat.

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019.

A total of 0.7 million of 2.4 million U.S. adults misused buprenorphine in 2019; motivations for misuse include being hooked, physical pain relief.

Article content A new study out of the U.S. suggests using cannabis may be associated with suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts among young adults, regardless of whether or not they also were experiencing depression. “From 2008 to 2019, suicidal ideation, plan and attempt increased 40 per cent to 60 per cent over increases ascribed to cannabis use and major depressive episode (MDE),” study authors write. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Cann...

Methamphetamine overdose deaths are on the rise across the U.S. Experts say consumers struggling with addiction need better interventions 01/22/2021 Photo (c) krisanapong detraphiphat - Getty ImagesThere has been no shortage of headlines about the opioid crisis in recent years. While opioid-related deaths and overdoses continue to plague consumers, a new study conducted by researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse is exploring why methamphetamines in particular ...

Copy to Clipboard Deaths involving methamphetamines rose from 1.8 to 10.1 per 100,000 men, and from 0.8 to 4.5 per 100,000 women (Getty Images) While much attention has been given to the opioid crisis in the US, a methamphetamine crisis has been quietly, but actively, gaining steam, particularly among American Indians and Alaska Natives, who are disproportionately affected by several health conditions, suggest researchers. They found that overdose deaths from methamphetamine — a powerful, hig...

HIN Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study that will published today in JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. The research was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Deaths involving methamphetamines more than quadrupled among non-Hispanic Ame...

Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.