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IU researchers receive $5 million grant to enhance look after adolescents with opioid use disorder

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IU researchers receive million grant to enhance look after adolescents with opioid use disorder
14
Nov

IU School of Medicine researchers are taking steps to enhance the accessibility and quality of look after adolescents experiencing opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs), because of a brand new $5 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative. The grant will fund the […]

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Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds

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Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds
16
Oct

Although individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly more prone to overdose or have a complication after major surgery than those without the disorder, using medications for the treatment of OUD before surgery may eliminate that extra risk, suggests a big, first-of-its-kind study presented on the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting. Patients with OUD who […]

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