Screening

Stimulant Summit: Screenings in Jails Can Reduce Recidivism
Given their position as a first point of criminal justice contact for many individuals with behavioral health needs, jails can facilitate a reduction in recidivism by implementing screening and assessment practices, said Albert Kopak, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Carolina University.
Initiative Targets Opioid Treatment, HIV Care in Hard-Hit Regions
A new initiative will seek to identify rapid-cycle improvements to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder and at risk of HIV.
Researchers Call for Greater Hep C Screening for Young Drug Users
Hepatitis C infection is becoming a growing problem in young drug-using populations, but screening efforts continue to lag, a new study suggests.
Cardiac Cases Related to Substance Use Rise in National Study
A national study from the Cleveland Clinic finds a substantial increase in hospitalizations for endocarditis that were related to substance use.
Opioid Treatment Services Go Mobile for Rhode Island Provider
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is piloting a mobile treatment unit that is bringing medical care, counseling and referral guidance to high-need communities.
Pioneering Effort to Help Impaired Workers Gets Expansion
Belden, Inc.'s often-cited effort to assist job applicants who fail a pre-employment drug test will be expanded to two additional company locations.
Center's Detox Protocols Include Emphasis on MAT, Acupuncture
With little time to influence the trajectory of patients' early recovery, staff at Mountainside Treatment Center's detox unit employ a mix of clinical strategies.
Link between alcohol history and opioid misuse will earn closer examination
New research will seek to clarify why some patients with an alcohol use history are susceptible to opioid misuse.
Researcher comments on New York's effort to wipe out hepatitis C
The focus of a state task force member's research into hepatitis C treatment involves more closely integrating medication treatment for opioid addiction and hep C.
Creator of genetic risk test for addiction takes steps in market
The Texas-based developer of the Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS) test has entered the commercial market and has received a broad-based patent.
Liver cancer outcomes compromised in patients with alcohol problems
New research has found that liver cancer patients whose cancer was related to alcohol use had worse survival outcomes than other patients with the disease.
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