It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose ...

Many patients unable to obtain the anti-addiction drug Suboxone due to strict federal requirements are turning toward illicit means to secure the medication, which ...

First responders in Minnesota’s capital city will have increased access to a tool to fight opioid addiction. St. Paul interim ...

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 ...

First responders in Minnesota’s capital city will have increased access to a tool to fight opioid addiction. St. Paul interim ...

But Suboxone hasn’t lived up to early expectations, officials across the region say. Instead, it too often is the new fuel that keeps people in active addiction and tears apart families. Tiffany ...

The exponential rise in opioid prescriptions by pharmaceutical companies, despite awareness of their addictive nature, has led to a staggering toll of over 760,000 lives lost to drug overdoses since ...

Racial and ethnic minorities with opioid use disorder (OUD) have a significantly lower odds of receiving a prescription for buprenorphine compared with their white counterparts, new research shows.

Virginia aims its substance-abuse funding toward medication-assisted treatment, which is meant to combine a drug such as Suboxone with recurring counseling sessions. Studies suggest that addicts are ...

Treatment numbers rose over the 2010s as the opioid crisis became prominent and also included increases in buprenorphine, an easier to access medication ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...