Truly random drug testing: ADHD patients face uneven urine screens and, sometimes, stigma

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Some adults who take prescription medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are required to have their urine tested for drugs several times a year. Some are never tested. These screenings are done to ensure that ADHD patients are taking Adderall safely and not taking too many or selling them. KHN was told by several doctors that there … Read more

There are no roadblocks to lifesaving addiction treatment. Now what?

there-are-no-roadblocks-to-lifesaving-addiction-treatment.-now-what?

Two decades ago, as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily, the federal government restricted access to buprenorphine. This medication is what addiction experts consider the gold standard in treating opioid use disorder patients. It has been proven in study after study. Helps people continue their addiction treatment While Reduce the chance of an overdose And Death. … Read more

Truly random drug testing: ADHD patients face uneven urine screens and, sometimes, stigma

truly-random-drug-testing:-adhd-patients-face-uneven-urine-screens-and,-sometimes,-stigma

Some adults who take prescription medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are required to have their urine tested for drugs several times a year. Some are never tested. These screenings are done to ensure that ADHD patients are taking Adderall safely and not taking too many or selling them. KHN was told by several doctors that there … Read more

There are no roadblocks to lifesaving addiction treatment. Now what?

there-are-no-roadblocks-to-lifesaving-addiction-treatment.-now-what?

Two decades ago, as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily, the federal government restricted access to buprenorphine. This medication is what addiction experts consider the gold standard in treating opioid use disorder patients. It has been proven in study after study. Helps people continue their addiction treatment While Reduce the chance of an overdose And Death. … Read more