Doctors say the medication is vital to fend off an onslaught of overdoses. Yet in recovery circles, there’s resistance. LYNNWOOD — At the clean-and-sober house on Larch Way, there’s no heroin allowed.
For years, buprenorphine—one of the primary medications used to treat opioid use disorder—has been a critical bridge to ...
When we've covered Naloxone in our Dose of Reality reports, it's usually in reference to Narcan, a brand-version of the synthetic drug that can help reverse the effects of an overdose. However, ...
My passion for addiction medicine began during a nursing school rotation at an addiction treatment center. Over time, I found myself particularly drawn to those balancing demanding careers and those ...
Doctors and advocates are concerned a federal proposal to roll back a pandemic policy allowing remote prescribing of a common opioid substitute medicine could jeopardize those recovering from ...
In the face of the alarming number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., there have been national efforts to increase emergency clinician prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat ...
MONTPELIER — As the state’s opioid overdose numbers continue trending in the wrong direction – a record 237 deaths in 2022 – lawmakers are working to give people more resources to reduce harm and ...
Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...
New York State has won more than $2 billion from settlements with companies involved in manufacturing, distributing and selling opioids. Suffolk County, where I practice medicine, has already received ...
Seattle will be the first city in the nation with first responders allowed to administer Buprenorphine — a medication that treats opioid use disorder — while in the field responding to a crisis. This ...