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Wastewater Analysis From the Happiest Places on Earth

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for drugs could be enormously helpful in directing drug use prevention and recovery resources.

New DNA Test Predicts Susceptibility to Opioid Addiction

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a new DNA test to identify patients at risk of opioid use disorder.

Buprenorphine As an Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose

Training and equipping emergency medical personnel to administer buprenorphine is a money saver and a lifesaver.

How Does Delay Discounting Relate to Addiction?

Delay discounting is a measure of how much you have to reward a person to delay gratification. Two studies look at how it impacts addiction.

How the Demonization of Addiction Costs Municipalities Lives and Money

Due to stigma and moral hazard, many communities suffer more overdose deaths, lost income and unreimbursed costs.

More States Allow Pharmacists to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

States are slowly allowing their pharmacists to prescribe opioid use disorder drugs buprenorphine and naltrexone.