Scenic City Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, PLLC

02/02/2022

Background Opioid-induced respiratory depression driven by ligand binding to mu-opioid receptors is a leading cause of opioid-related fatalities. Buprenorphine, a partial agonist, binds with high affinity to mu-opioid receptors but displays partial respiratory depression effects. The authors examine...

12/16/2020

As a physician struggling with addiction, I saw firsthand the judgements and scorn of health care providers for people with this disease.

08/12/2020

Not only does the current pandemic make overdosing more likely but also people with substance use disorder are especially susceptible to Covid-19.

07/25/2020

The pandemic is creating the social conditions – no jobs, isolation, despair – that helped enable the opioid crisis to emerge in the first place. Now it’s back

06/15/2018

https://apnews.com/671ebc9ce30c441f8d2971d8a50e9233/FDA-clears-1st-generic-film-strip-of-addiction-drug-Suboxone

U.S. regulators have approved the first generic version of an under-the-tongue film for treating opioid addiction. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a

02/21/2017

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2017/02/the-case-for-medication-assisted-treatment

Every 16 minutes, a person in the United States dies from an opioid overdose.1 Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic brain disease caused by the recurrent use of opioids, including prescription drugs such as oxycodone or hydrocodone and illicit substances such as he**in. Over time, a person with OU...

12/22/2016

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_ADDICTION_HOME_TREATMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-12-21-17-04-44

People hooked on prescription painkillers were able to use a drug at home to curb cravings and prevent abuse while waiting to get in a treatment program, finds a small study that gives hope for a new way to fight the opioid problem.