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Only 3% of Young Medicaid Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Stayed on Treatment Medication for Six Months

Only 3.1% of Medicaid youth ages 13 to 25 with opioid use disorder stayed on medication for six months. What parents need to know about treatment.

Medical Daily · 19h ago

Roanoke's Carilion Clinic Wins Federal Grant to Test Whether Psilocybin Can Help People with Cocaine Addiction

Carilion Clinic won a $623,000 federal grant for an early psilocybin study in cocaine addiction. The treatment remains experimental.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Hayden Panettiere's Death Ruled Accidental After Coroner Finds Fentanyl, Xanax, and Three Other Substances in Her System

A South Carolina coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere's death an accident caused by fentanyl and four other substances. Here is why mixing sedating drugs is so dangerous.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Drug Checking Can Detect Some Contamination but Cannot Tell Anyone That a Substance Is Safe

Fentanyl test strips detect one class of drug and cannot measure potency or rule out other adulterants. Federal funding rules just changed.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Heavy Drinking Was Linked to Higher Death Risk Regardless of Beverage Type in a Study of 340,000 Adults

A UK Biobank analysis of 340,924 adults found heavy drinking was linked to higher mortality whether people drank wine, beer, cider or spirits.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

VA Begins Enrolling 600 Veterans in Trial Testing Whether Semaglutide Reduces Alcohol Use

The VA launched a placebo-controlled trial of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder in 600 veterans. No results exist yet. Here is what it tests.

Medical Daily · Aug 4