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The Hartford, Yale expand medical-provider training on addiction, pain and stigma
HARTFORD – Insurance giant The Hartford has announced that it is extending a partnership with Yale School of Medicine that aims to help tackle the opioid crisis by providing newly developed training on addiction, pain management and stigma to medical providers who treat injured workers.
Source: CT Insider
19 Sep 2022
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Inaugural Yale Conference on Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) Convenes Diverse Audience for an Interdisciplinary Day of Learning
The inaugural Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) was held on September 10, 2022 on Yale University Campus in New Haven, Connecticut.
13 Sep 2022
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The Juul E-Cigarette Ban: Will It Make a Difference?
Yale Medicine experts review latest information on vaping.
Source: Yale Medicine
30 Jun 2022
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Treating alcohol withdrawal (and its cause)
Hospitalists should not only adequately address acute alcohol withdrawal but also consider working with patients to treat their alcohol use disorder after discharge, experts said.
Source: acphospitalist.acponline.org
15 Jun 2022
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Western Canada: British Columbia set to decriminalize possession of hard drugs
Ottawa has cleared the way for British Columbia to become the first province in Canada to decriminalize possession of small amounts of “hard” drugs such as illicit fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, a tentative step that some in B.C. have criticized as too little and other provinces have said they will not follow.
Source: The Globe and Mail
1 Jun 2022
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B.C. to decriminalize possession of small amounts of ‘hard’ drugs such as cocaine, fentanyl and heroin
British Columbia will become the first province in Canada to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as illicit fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine after receiving an exemption from Ottawa to federal drug laws.
Source: The Globe and Mail
31 May 2022
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B.C. court hears new appeal in fentanyl trafficking case
Judges with British Columbia’s highest court have reserved a decision on whether a suspended sentence for a woman convicted of selling small amounts of fentanyl is reflective of a shift in attitudes and understanding of substance use, or akin to the court throwing its hands up on the issue of drug crimes.
Source: The Globe and Mail
26 May 2022
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L’accès aux drogues sécuritaires serait crucial pour réduire la vulnérabilité aux surdoses
Prescrire des drogues sécuritaires pour fournir des alternatives aux drogues illicites est une approche essentielle de la réduction des méfaits qui réduit l'exposition à des drogues de plus en plus toxiques, conclut une étude sur des utlisateurs de drogue en Colombie-Britannique publiée(Nouvelle fenêtre) (en anglais) dans la revue American Journal of Public Health.
Source: Radio Canada - ICI Colombie-Britannique–Yukon
20 May 2022
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Disasters Could Disrupt Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Most Vulnerable Communities
For people who rely on medications to treat opioid use disorders, the pandemic can disrupt access to medications.
19 Apr 2022
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March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn’t, be doing to prevent them; plus, a disastrous royal tour; Ketanji Brown Jackson faces inane questions from the GOP; the Nenana Ice Classic.
Source: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
27 Mar 2022
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Emergency response systems must not overlook people with substance use disorders
As currently designed, U.S. addiction treatment systems are costing lives every day. Structured to simultaneously provide care for people with substance use disorders while surveilling, criminalizing, and stigmatizing these disorders and the people who have them, they are cumbersome, inflexible, and unprepared for the next emergency.
Source: STAT News
16 Mar 2022
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How one manic episode helped a physician see addiction differently
Discusses sociological perspectives on addiction, and the implications of how we approach it on the treatment and agency of people who use drugs.
Source: The Current - CBC Radio
16 Mar 2022
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B.C. urged to expand safe supply drug programs after increase in overdose deaths
A panel, struck to examine the deaths of thousands of British Columbians from toxic illicit drugs, is recommending the province rapidly expand access to a safer drug supply and develop a governance framework with clear goals and targets to hold health authorities accountable...
Source: The Globe & Mail
9 Mar 2022
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‘I trust my drug dealer more than I trust this vaccine’
A patient who has taught me a lot about how to best care for people who use drugs floored me one afternoon while she was in the clinic when I asked her thoughts on getting vaccinated against Covid-19.
Source: STAT
15 Feb 2022
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How the White House Caved to Fox News’ Biden ‘Crack Pipe’ Faux-Scandal
Even after Team Biden said no funds would pay for pipes in a harm reduction program, Fox News continued blasting the White House over the issue...
Source: The Daily Beast
10 Feb 2022
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Ignore the ‘crack pipe’ spin – this is what’s missing from attacks on Biden’s drug policy
A federal programme to combat disease and prevent deaths among drug users has launched a moral panic across right-wing media, parroting bad-faith attacks against a demonstrably effective public health approach against an overdose crisis.
Source: The Independent (UK)
9 Feb 2022
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Calls To Rethink The War On Opioids
During the ongoing battle with COVID-19, there seems to be less attention being paid to opioid addiction, advocates say. But now these two events put opioids and opioid use disorder back in the spotlight. Deaths from opioid overdose in Connecticut have increased nearly 40% over the past three years, hitting 1,356 through the first 11 months of in 2021 and, police say, the state is flooded with ever-more-powerful synthetic opioids.
Source: Connecticut Health I-Team
31 Jan 2022
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Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Only Radical Change Will End the Overdose Crisis
Apair of legally sanctioned overdose prevention centers — in which people can use illicit drugs under medical supervision — began taking clients in New York City in late November, potentially opening the door for similar facilities in other cities. The announcement has been a rare bright spot in the increasingly terrifying media coverage of the overdose crisis. The prevention centers are a hopeful step toward addressing the crisis, but they are not a panacea. Even if more centers are established beyond New York, experts warn that overdose prevention centers alone cannot stem the staggering tide of death....
Source: Truthout
12 Jan 2022
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Jail Time For An “Imaginary Crime”: It’s Almost Impossible To Overdose Just By Touching Fentanyl, But People Are Being Locked Up For It Anyway
Every year, police officers claim to have suffered near-fatal overdoses after accidentally touching fentanyl, a synthetic opioid more powerful than morphine or heroin...
Source: Buzzfeed News
5 Jan 2022
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Needs of patients with opioid use disorder similar to other patients
With the magnitude of the opioid crisis, there has been a growing call for treatment of patients with opioid use disorder to be expanded beyond specialist care and into the hands of primary care physicians.
Source: YaleNews
16 Dec 2021