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Utah officials are tackling the critical intersection of jail treatment and reentry support, but are struggling with staffing gaps that could impact those in need.

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#UT #CitizenPortal #BehavioralHealth #OpioidUse #CommunitySupport
Officials discuss jail treatment, reentry staffing and unmet needs
Committee heard that jail medical staff provide medications for opioid-use disorder at discharge and DBH ensures follow-up appointments; the county funds 4.5 FTE plus a 0.5 part-time reentry case manager and a reentry liaison remains unfilled.
citizenportal.ai
October 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
citizenptnewsil.bsky.social
Kane County's State's Attorney just revealed surprising budget trends, including a hefty $1 million technology grant and unexpected expenses tied to new safety measures!

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#KaneCounty #IL #KaneCountyBudget #CitizenPortal #OpioidUse #PublicFinance #GrantAwards
State's Attorney details budget trends; new grants added for FY26 are forwarded to finance
A State's Attorney representative summarized FY26 budget trends, additional costs tied to the Safety Pretrial Fairness Act, and new grant awards (including an announced $1,000,000 COPS Technology award and a local opioid award) whose FY26 portions were forwarded to finance and budget.
citizenportal.ai
September 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
megadoctornews.com
Data Reveals US Illicit Fentanyl Use is Double That of Clinical Care #DrugUse #fentanyl #FentanylUSe #IllegalUSe #MedicalUSe #MegaDoctorNews #NonfatalOverdose #opiod #OpiodOverdose #OpioidUse #OpoidEpidemic #overdose #RioGrandeValley
Data Reveals US Illicit Fentanyl Use is Double That of Clinical Care
The largest study to date that quantifies and compares medical and illegal use of fentanyl in the United States suggests that illicit use is more than twice as common as medically based use.
megadoctornews.com
August 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
pittgim.bsky.social
1 in 10 children who received #opioids during a dental visit experienced an overdose or persistent #OpioidUse.

The message is clear: guideline-based nonopioid pain management is essential in pediatric dental care.

Read more from @Sudamonas & colleagues: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41081662/
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
pittgim.bsky.social
@drjuanhc.com's research not only examined changes in #OpioidUse after FL's prescription law went into effect but also how prescribing patterns shifted by provider type.

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✅ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33502536/
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34236602/
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
pittgim.bsky.social
On July 21, 2018, Florida's House Bill 21 limited Schedule II opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 3 days. This policy led to studies like @drjuanhc.com's, which assessed changes in #OpioidUse after the law took effect. #PittHSRseminar
March 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
jasssjournal.bsky.social
How long before #OpioidPolicy actually reduces deaths?

OPOSim #ABM simulates #OpioidUse dynamics in #NorthCarolina to test #prevention strategies and reveals how small shifts can change #epidemic trajectories

Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/5.html
March 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
shivn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/h...
Another chilling story on how incentivising volume of care leads to low quality and fraudulent care #opioiduse #rx
Acadia Healthcare’s Methadone Clinics Face Fraud Complaints
Acadia Healthcare falsifies records at its methadone clinics and enrolls patients who aren’t addicted to opioids, a Times investigation found.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:11 PM
icpsrsummer.bsky.social
This two-day workshop provides an overview of the design, implementation, and data available from the PCORI-funded pragmatic trial INtegrated Services for Pain: Interventions to Reduce Pain Effectively (INSPIRE). To apply: myumi.ch/kP2r9

#SumProg26 #ICPSR #ChronicPain #OpioidUse #PainManagement
Workshop announcement for "Comparing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use," free, July 15-16. Applications due June 8.
May 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
icpsrsummer.bsky.social
This two-day workshops provides an overview of the INSPIRE trial and will cover the study goals and design, interventions, study results, and analytic approaches used in INSPIRE to support reuse of the data. For more info: myumi.ch/kP2r9

#SumProg26 #ICPSR #ChronicPain #OpioidUse #PainManagement
Workshop announcement for "Comparing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use," free, July 15-16. Link to apply.
March 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
odprn.bsky.social
For #ioad, we highlight the voices of people with lived experience, frontline harm reduction workers, healthcare providers, researchers, and members of community organizations that provide services for people who use drugs.

odprn.ca/research/pub...

#ioad2025 #opioiduse #oud #drugtoxicitycrisis
September 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
tedmeissner.bsky.social
Such key results about how adverse experiences in childhood influences the inner critic, strengthening reactions to pain -- and the results of *that* increase related to opioid use. #mindfulness #opioiduse #adversechildhoodexperiences #ace

www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Modulating mechanisms of adverse childhood experiences in a mindfulness-based intervention: preliminary insights from an opioid use disorder study
www.frontiersin.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
tedmeissner.bsky.social
Mindfulness comparison with CBT in the treatment of low back pain and reduction in opioid use. So when will mindfulness no longer be seen as "sub-clinical?" #mindfulness #CBT #lowbackpain #painmanagement #opioiduse

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
MBT vs CBT for Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain
This randomized clinical trial compares the long-term impact of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) vs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in patients with opioid-treated chronic lower back pain.
jamanetwork.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
tedmeissner.bsky.social
#Mindfulness can help those struggling with #opioiduse -- youtu.be/bcWz_jk7NYU
Mindfulness for Opioid Use Disorder
YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage
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February 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
bjajournals.bsky.social
Check out the January issue of the BJA #miniflipbook with articles on: #hyperfibrinolysis #paediatricfasting #climateresilience #opioiduse #mitochondrialbioenergetics and the #DAS2025 guidelines https://ow.ly/MYzM50XW0a6
#AnSky #MedSky
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
bjajournals.bsky.social
Check out the January issue of the BJA #miniflipbook with articles on: #hyperfibrinolysis #paediatricfasting #climateresilience #opioiduse #mitochondrialbioenergetics and the #DAS2025 guidelines https://ow.ly/MYzM50XW0a6
#AnSky #MedSky
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
bjajournals.bsky.social
Check out the January issue of the BJA #miniflipbook with articles on: #hyperfibrinolysis #paediatricfasting #climateresilience #opioiduse #mitochondrialbioenergetics and the #DAS2025 guidelines https://ow.ly/MYzM50XW0a6
#AnSky #MedSky
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
bjajournals.bsky.social
Check out the January issue of the BJA #miniflipbook with articles on: #hyperfibrinolysis #paediatricfasting #climateresilience #opioiduse #mitochondrialbioenergetics and the #DAS2025 guidelines https://ow.ly/1NOn50XVY34
#AnSky #MedSky
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
potculturemagazine.com
Medical cannabis laws save lives. States with legal access saw opioid prescriptions drop by up to 19 percent. The plant cuts pain and the pill profits.
#PotCultureMagazine #PCA #Cannabis #WeedTruth #420Community #CannabisCulture #MedicalCannabis #Weedlife #OpioidUse #WeedFacts
A Pot Culture Magazine awareness graphic showing an open prescription pill bottle spilling white tablets beside a lit joint on a dark surface. The text reads: “Medical Marijuana Slashes Opioid Use. 5.5%–19.2% reduction in states with legalization.” The background fades from green to brown, symbolizing health versus addiction. Pot Culture Magazine branding and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear at the bottom.
October 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
suenlw.bsky.social
Excited to share findings from our recent study on #opioiduse disorder (#OUD) treatment! We looked at two buprenorphine low-dose initiation (LDI) protocols for people using fentanyl. 🧵👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Outpatient Low-Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine for People Using Fentanyl
This cohort study assesses rates of successful buprenorphine initiation and retention among adults who use fentanyl receiving a low-dose buprenorphine initiation protocol in the outpatient setting to ...
jamanetwork.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
pharmaj.bsky.social
*Take-home naloxone: could community pharmacies be the answer to tackling drug deaths?*

Here, #GrahamClews looks at how community pharmacy can use upcoming legislative changes to ensure this life-saving medicine reaches those who need it

#naloxone #opioiduse #ukpharmacy
Take-home naloxone: could community pharmacies be the answer to tackling drug deaths?
A staggering 4,790 people died as a result of drug misuse in Great Britain in 2023, according to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ONS figures reveal that there were…
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June 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
allentien.bsky.social
#OpioidMisuse versus #OpioidUse associated with increased #SuicideRisk; complicated however by misuse of other drugs and by the presence of multiple chronic medical conditions.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/915684_1

#SharedFacts
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February 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
citizenptnewsaz.bsky.social
Cochise County's detention system is at a crossroads as health issues and DEA licensing regulations threaten the delivery of essential medical care to detainees.

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#CochiseCounty #AZ #CitizenPortal #LegalCompliance #OpioidUse #HealthCare
Jail Health Program Faces Challenges from DEA Licensing Regulations
New regulations complicate medication distribution in opioid use disorder programs at the jail.
citizenportal.ai
August 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
omnimedical.bsky.social
"The relationship between cannabis use and withdrawal management with reduced opioid consumption was especially strong among people experiencing moderate or severe pain."
#MedicalMarijuana #MedicalCannabis #Marijuana #Cannabis #Opioid #OpioidUse #Pain #ChronicPain #SeverePain #Withdrawal #Study
Marijuana Helps People Reduce Opioid Consumption And Curbs Withdrawals, Federally Funded Study Finds - Marijuana Moment
Marijuana can help people reduce use of unregulated opioids and manage withdrawals from those substances, according to a new federally funded study. The research, published in the Journal of Cannabis ...
www.marijuanamoment.net
July 22, 2026 at 1:33 PM