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In the USA, Frontline report on changes in policy to allow doctors to issue more prescriptions for buprenorphine; new rules aimed at improving drug monitoring by federal prescribers treating Native Americans and military veterans
Pioneering methadone programme gives hope to thousands in Dar es Salaam
In a discreet corner of the Mwananyamala District Hospital grounds, in Dar es Salaam, a group of young people queue up outside a small window to get their daily fix of methadone.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Linked to Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths
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News
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Addiction
Treatment
Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with a reduction in opioid-related overdose deaths
Study Links Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Reduced Mortality From Opioid Overdose
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Policy
Public Health
Supply Control
Legalized medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with both positive and negative impacts on public health.
Long-term follow-up of patients treated with buprenorphine/naloxone
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Treatment
In the first long-term follow-up of patients treated with buprenorphine/naloxone (Bp/Nx) for addiction to opioid pain relievers, half reported that they were abstinent from the drugs 18 months after starting the therapy. After 3.5 years...
NIDA's Infographic: Facts about E-cigarettes
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Scientific article
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Addiction
Health Promotion
Public Health
Statistics

Addiction Journal Organise Their Articles by Key Findings
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Scientific article
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Addiction
'Addiction' the journal produced by the American Society for the Study of Addiction have created a useful resource for those involved with the study of addiction. They have compiled a list of all their articles published in 2015, with the...
Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence
This report describes our current understanding of the neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence. It draws on the explosive growth in knowledge in this area in recent decades, which has transformed our understanding of the...