Health workers with legal prescribing privileges have gotten newly revised federal guidelines once again making it easier for them to help those addicted to powerful opioid.
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San Francisco researchers have found an effective way to help homeless residents suffering from mild to moderate cases of COVID-19: housing them in hotel rooms, thus lowering the burden on hospitals deluged with more seriously ill patients.
The findings, published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, underscore the public health benefits of providing stable housing and services to those who need them most.
“What they did makes absolute sense to me,” said Dr. Miriam Komaromy, an internist who specializes in addiction medicine at Boston Medical Center. “I think it’s what needs to happen in communities around the country.”
One of the first things anyone exposed to or infected with the coronavirus needs to do is quarantine or isolate that is, hole up at home and avoid other people for several days to prevent further spread of the virus.
Homeless people exposed to coronavirus were put in hotels. For hospitals, the move paid off msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Boston - A national group of pediatric addiction medicine experts have released newly-established principles of care for young adults with substance use disorder. Led by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, the collection of peer-reviewed papers was developed to guide providers on how to treat young adults with substance use disorder given their age-specific needs, as well as elevate national discussions on addressing these challenges more systematically.
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Pediatrics, the 11-paper supplement is the result of a convening of national experts in the treatment of young adults to determine the most important principles to address when caring for this unique population of patients with substance use disorder. Consensus was reached that each of the six principles of care convey a commitment to compassion, therapeutic optimism and social justice.