by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 28, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Industry leaders recently gathered at a summit for methadone clinics and discussed who should be allowed to prescribe methadone to patients. The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, a national advocacy group representing methadone clinics, has...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Fentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands of teens across the region and nation, worrying providers who say treatment options for youths are limited. Across the country, fentanyl has largely fueled a more than...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The behavioral health funding landscape is ever-changing as America grapples with increasing demands for mental health and substance use disorder services. In her latest blog, Mindy Klowden, Third Horizon Strategies Managing Director for Behavioral Health, discusses...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A record number of high school teens died of drug overdoses in 2022 in an alarming trend driven primarily by fentanyl poisonings from counterfeit pills, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Using data from the CDC, the Boston...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Consulting giant McKinsey & Company agreed to a $78 million settlement in a case over its role in advising opioid manufacturers to design misleading marketing campaigns. A group of U.S. health insurers and company benefit plans, referred to in court documents as...
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