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Carfentanil, the potent fentanyl analog used in veterinary medicine as a large animal tranquilizer but not approved for human use, has been identified in urine drug tests 35 times in 12 states in 2023, according to a Millennium Health Signals Alert released on Thursday. About 100 times more potent than fentanyl, carfentanil was detected in […]

Opioid use disorder (OUD) patients who initiated buprenorphine treatment through telehealth were found to be more likely to remain engaged with treatment longer than those who began treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a National Institute on Addictive Disorders (NIDA) study that was released on Wednesday. The findings, based on an analysis of Medicaid

While the use of medications has proven to be an effective strategy for treating opioid use disorder, practitioners must be aware of concurrent use of non-prescribed, illicit substances that can negatively impact treatment and potentially harm patients. At the recent Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Kelly Olson, PhD, director of clinical affairs for Millennium

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Fentanyl, liquid cocaine, and meth were among drugs found in cleaning supplies following a weeklong operation in the Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties of Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol seized 16.2 grams of fentanyl, which is over 8,000 lethal doses, along with 346.36 grams of cocaine, 582.4 grams of

Inclusion in polysubstance use and a spread from the eastern half of the United States to the West—similar to that of fentanyl—emerged as key observations from a report on xylazine released by Millennium Health on Thursday. The Millennium Health Signals Report, published by the San Diego, California-based organization with more than 15 years of experience

Families often are relegated to a peripheral role in traditional addiction treatment for a variety of reasons. However, families who incorporate recovery into their own lives, can maximize an individual’s chances of recovery, said Michael Barnes, PhD, LAC, LPC, chief clinical officer, Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat in Colorado. On Thursday at the Cape Cod Symposium,

As more states move to legalize marijuana, a widening array of products—many with higher concentrations of THC and backed by aggressive marketing—have rapidly changed the nation’s cannabis culture. At the recent Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, LaTisha Bader, PhD, chief clinical officer at Women’s Recovery in Denver, Colorado, delved into emerging trends regarding cannabis

National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery, just as we celebrate health

Social workers and other behavioral healthcare workers were found to be 112% more likely to die of a drug overdose than non-healthcare workers, according to a recent study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Registered nurses (51% more likely) and healthcare support workers (100% more

Nitazenes—an emerging subclass of synthetic opioids—were found to significantly increase the rate of cardiac arrest in overdose cases and require significantly higher doses of naloxone during in-hospital treatment compared to overdoses involving fentanyl, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday. The study is the first conducted with human subjects to show