Addressing the Socioeconomic Complexities of Addiction—Lessons from the Kensington Neighborhood in Philadelphia
The Federal Responses to the Drug Overdose Epidemic The twin addiction and overdose crises have collided with the COVID-19 pandemic, each exacerbating the deleterious effects of the other
Medication Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Can Protect Against Overdose Death Fewer overdose deaths occurred among adults treated with opioid agonist medications than among those not treated with medication.
Targeting the Kappa Opioid Receptor to Reduce Drug Use and Relapse Inhibition of KORs using a short-acting selective antagonist significantly prevented escalation of cocaine intake in rats during chronic exposure and during re-exposure after withdrawal.
Human Opioid Exposure Can Be Measured Using Wastewater Using robotic technology, local levels of opioid metabolites can be measured in wastewater from individual manholes
Skewed Opioid Prescribing Patterns in the United States—A Few Providers Prescribe a Large Proportion of Opioids Only 1 percent of the providers who prescribe opioids account for almost half of all opioid doses prescribed and one-quarter of opioid prescriptions written.