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A new opioid overdose study has identified several key risk factors associated with non-fatal overdoses, as well as a ...
Medication for opioid use disorder can save lives. But fewer than half of jails surveyed across the country provide it, a new study found.. A National Institutes of Health study published Tuesday ...
The most effective treatments for opioid use disorders will typically involve a combination of medications and counseling. Health experts may refer to this as medication-assisted treatment.
States overhauling Medicaid rolls have accidentally dropped eligible people from coverage, sometimes for months. That can be dangerous for those who need opioid addiction medications.
This is the second post in a series on non-medication approaches for alcohol and drug abuse. Opioid addiction is a public health crisis in the U.S. It is estimated that as many as 36 million ...
The San Francisco Department of Public Health and Supervisor Matt Dorsey introduced a resolution making buprenorphine — one of the most commonly used medications to treat opioid-use disorder ...
For decades throughout the opioid crisis, most doctors have relied on medication-heavy regimens to treat babies who are born experiencing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Those protocols often ...
Hazelden's non-opioid tool improves detox completion rates using neurostimulation to ease withdrawal symptoms and help patients stay in treatment longer. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...
WASHINGTON -- The nation's top medical advisers said Wednesday medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S. Only a fraction of the estimated 2 million people ...
States overhauling Medicaid rolls have accidentally dropped eligible people from coverage, sometimes for months. That can be dangerous for those who need opioid addiction medications.
States overhauling Medicaid rolls have accidentally dropped eligible people from coverage, sometimes for months. That can be dangerous for those who need opioid addiction medications.