What Should We Do Now to Counter the OUD Epidemic? – Interventions and the Role of Drug Courts and Enforcement – Article 4

Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use Description- Law enforcement and drug courts play a fundamental role in the battle against opioid addiction and overdoses. The last article of the series discusses in detail the effectiveness of court-mandated treatment, the importance of initiating timely treatment for the offenders while they are still in prison, the [...]
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Assessing Public Policy Responses to the US Opioid Epidemic

Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use The US Opioid Epidemic continues to grow. To counter the opioid use disorder, several policy responses have been initiated that focus on mitigation and prevention. This article discusses an important study that assesses various policy responses to combat the opioid crisis and their short-term and long-term pros and [...]
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What Should We Do Now to Counter the OUD Epidemic? – Re-focus Prevention Efforts and Separate Pain Patients from Addicts – Article 3

Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use As the war on curbing OUDs continue with rising momentum, it is also essential to take a step back and see if we are simply missing something. With all our efforts in overdose reversal and MATs, we may be leaving out an important area that was most important [...]
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What Should We Do Now to Counter the OUD Epidemic? – Improving Existing Treatments – Article 2

Handful Of Quaaludes and how to Counter the OUD Epidemic

Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use This series of four articles explores more evidence-based, accessible and comprehensive treatment and mitigation options to treat the OUD Epidemic, prioritizing, and above all, saving lives. This second article of the series talks in greater depth about the dire necessity of improving existing treatments. Clearly, we need better [...]
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Marijuana Use at Highest Level in Three Decades Among High-School and College Students

Person smoking pot and with Nicotine Dependence and Major Depression

Synopses of Recent Addiction Research Provided by Dr. Mark Gold Dr. Mark Gold's Research You Can Use The recent annual National Monitoring the Future Panel Study depicted record high marijuana use rates among college students and youth not in college in the past three decades. Crucial data depicting marijuana and other substance abuse statistics among [...]
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