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.
A More Humane, More Effective, and Less Expensive Way to Deal With Drug Addiction
Why are deaths due to overdose 10 times higher in the U.S. than the E.U.?
Contingency Management: Good Medicine That’s Hard to Swallow
Contingency management — the practice of paying small rewards for performance — is generating big rewards for recovery programs.
Liraglutide and Semaglutide Show Promise in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
New research indicates that liraglutide, semaglutide, and similar GLP-1 drugs may be effective at reducing cravings for opioids and alcohol.