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Alcohol Study

Millennium Health Study Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Highlights COVID-19, Seasonal and Regional Influences on Alcohol Consumption

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 5, 2021 – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive alcohol use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., with over 95,000 deaths every year due to alcohol-related causes.1 Read More

Dr. Passik Joins the Team

Distinguished Psychologist and Addiction Specialist Joins Millennium Health Management Team

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – September 22, 2021 – Specialty medication monitoring and drug testing company, Millennium Health today announced leading pain and addiction expert, Steven D. Passik, PhD has joined its management team as VP, Scientific Affairs and Head of Clinical Data Programs. Dr. Passik will focus primarily on expanding work begun at Millennium Health to inform clinicians, policy makers and public health officials about the changing landscape of substance abuse to help facilitate a data driven approach to this enormous public health problem.

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Buprenorphine Study in JAMA

Millennium Health Publication in JAMA Network Open Highlights Drug Use Trends in Patients Treated with Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – September 14, 2021 – A JAMA Network Open study, led by Brendan Saloner, PhD, Associate Professor with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and co-authored by Millennium Health researchers, highlights the role of buprenorphine as a critically important medication for reducing harmful opioid use.

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Columbia University Agreement

Columbia University and Millennium Health Join Forces to Combat Overdoses in New York

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – August 31, 2021Millennium Health, a leader in delivering clinical drug testing services to health care providers, has entered into an agreement with Columbia University to provide valuable, real-time drug use trends data through our Emerging Threat Intelligence (ETI) Program™ to aid their efforts with the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) in New York.

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OFT Expansion

Millennium Health Announces Expansion of Oral Fluid Drug Test Menu

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – April 26, 2021 – Millennium Health is pleased to announce that it has expanded its oral fluid drug test (OFT) menu to include definitive testing via LC-MS/MS for additional drugs:

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Signals Report Vol. 3

Millennium Health Signals Report™ Analyzes  Drug Use Trends Amid the Pandemic

Latest Report Demonstrates National, Regional, and State-Specific Drug Use Patterns

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – February 24, 2021 – Reports of increased drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic are highlighting an increased need for innovative approaches to substance use disorder prevention and treatment.

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Methamphetamine Positivity Increase

Millennium Health Study Reveals Nationwide Increase in Urine Drug Test Positivity for Methamphetamine

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – January 5, 2021 – A study conducted by Millennium Health and published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine reveals a dangerous increase in definitive urine drug test positivity for methamphetamine alone and in combination with other substances.

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Co-Authored Study with HHS in JAMA

JAMA Study Co-Authored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Millennium Health Uncovers Significant Increase in Drug Use Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – September 23, 2020 – A study co-authored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Millennium Health published in JAMA highlights a national increase in urine drug test positivity rates during COVID-19 for fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.

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Ohio Department of Public Safety Collaboration

Millennium Health and the Ohio Department of Public Safety Collaborate to Help Save Lives Amid COVID-19 and the Substance Use Crisis

Ohio Becomes the First State in the Country to Utilize Real-Time Drug Use Trends Data to Combat Overdoses

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – September 9, 2020 – Millennium Health, a leader in delivering clinical drug testing services to health care providers has entered into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) to provide real-time data to ODPS as an aid in rapidly directing public health responses to the constantly evolving substance use epidemic.

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