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Taking time off from drinking provides an opportunity to reexamine your relationship with alcohol and take note of areas in which drinking may be negatively impacting your life.
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The findings could eventually result in improving access to this life-saving treatment and help close the gap in care.
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Smithers Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides evidence-based care to individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
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In a Phase 2a clinical trial, Columbia researchers found that the drug AEFO117 significantly reduced the effects of cannabis in daily cannabis smokers.
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"There is a misperception that marijuana is benign," said Dr. Frances Levin.
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"The mixed stimulant-opioid addiction is a different one. We do not have a strategy to treat it, and many programs will be taken by surprise,” said Dr. Adam Bisaga.
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"Our results highlight the critical need to improve buprenorphine treatment services, especially for the youngest with opioid use disorder," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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"Our results highlight the critical need to improve buprenorphine treatment services, especially for the youngest with opioid use disorder," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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Researchers at Columbia University found that non-medical cannabis use—including frequent or problematic use—is significantly more common in adults with pain than in those without pain.
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National statistics on medication treatment for opioid addiction show that buprenorphrine use is increasing in all age groups except the young.
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"We were surprised to learn that there has been a larger decrease in opioid prescribing to adults with more rather than less severe pain," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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Dr. Kimberly Mangla’s research has shown that suicide is an underrecognized risk among new mothers, driven most often by depression, substance use disorders, or intimate partner violence.
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"Considering the high risk of suicide after nonfatal opioid overdose, this information could be especially valuable in suicide prevention efforts," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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'It's likely that the increasing use of illicit fentanyl has contributed to the rapid increase in unintentional opioid overdose deaths,' explained Dr Mark Olfson.
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