New @CDCInjury Health Alert shows increases in overdose deaths during the #COVID19 pandemic, further emphasizes the need for expanded prevention efforts. Learn more: https://t.co/EY0WJh4rH1.
3 points about substance use during #COVID19:
• 62% of US counties experienced increases in overdoses after the onset of the pandemic
• 17% increase in suspected overdose reports during stay-at-home orders
• Alcohol use increased for ¾ of adults
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"A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications." #RecoveryMonth https://t.co/Cojzc3BA3F.
Despite overwhelming evidence that medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder works, a new study shows that just 21% of ER physicians show willingness to induct patients on buprenorphine in the ER.
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We are pleased to announce that we have submitted our Request for Final Approval to FDA as the next step in our mission to fight the opioid crisis. https://t.co/9EvZkXrHxI
Between 2004-2014, the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in babies increased >400%.
Pew spoke recently w/ @DrGuptaMD of @MarchofDimes to answer the question: What can be done in the doctor’s office & at the policy level to address NAS? https://t.co/eJgL2vggWl
Today, @EnergyCommerce considered a slate of bills to help patients w/ substance use disorders. Among them was the #MATEAct - legislation I introduced that will increase the number of physicians prepared to help prevent and treat addiction, & break down the stigma surrounding it.
During the @EnergyCommerce hearing today, ASAM Legislative Advocacy Committee Chair @DrShawnRyan1 urged lawmakers to advance bills that would ensure the treatment of addiction is taught, standardized, and covered. Learn more: https://t.co/8y8HGRQU6h #TreatAddictionSaveLives
🔥Hot off the press🔥 New study by CHERISH Research Affiliate @jabarocas from @The_BMC finds overdose and re-hospitalization rates following endocarditis are lower for patients receiving medications for OUD. Read our blog! 👇
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The American Heart Association is calling for public health measures to address life-threatening heart infections related to opioid misuse. Overdose deaths are not the only risk of opioid use disorder. https://t.co/PxeiJcKKaI
1 in 5 with an addiction say they don't know where to turn for help. “In some parts of the country, patients have nowhere locally available to access effective treatment.” -@DrSarahWakeman, medical director, #MassGeneral Substance Use Disorder Initiative https://t.co/TqZKn3oK6P
"With survivors of an opioid overdose two to three times more likely to experience a fatal overdose than people who use drugs but have not experienced an overdose, the goal of the program is simple: to save lives." https://t.co/VHWteqo4vR