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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

25, 2023, to examine whether receiving an initial prescription for ADHD from a provider who the patient has never seen in person is associated with an increased risk for stimulant use disorder (stimUD) or other SUDs. Vinod Rao, M.D., A total of 7,944 patients were included in the sample.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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It claimed to provide “an unparalleled solution to cravings for opiates.” ” She emphasized that people dealing with depression, anxiety, pain or opioid addiction should see a health care professional to get an approved treatment. Between 2018 and 2023, tianeptine-related calls to U.S.

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