The Bottom Line There is a substantial cost of unaddressed substance use disorders (SUD) for workplaces. Data shows that, rather than avoid hiring people with addiction, employers should work to invest in specific support for SUDs among their employees —...
THE BOTTOM LINE | Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is an important first step to treat individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who have been hospitalized due to injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis — but physicians...
On Friday, June 5, healthcare workers across the country participated in the White Coats for Black Lives movement. It’s the latest in a string of demonstrations, symposiums, and protests sparked by the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of the police. The...
As the COVID-19 crisis escalates across the country sparking unprecedented shelter-in-place orders, public health experts and physicians are grappling with how to educate an entire population on the importance of social distancing and hygiene measures to slow the...
Several significant obstacles contribute to the struggle to treat opioid use disorder (OUD): the lack of access to effective medications, a shortage of inpatient beds, and the continued criminalization of opioid use. Compounding all of these challenges is the lack of...