Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Buprenorphine, especially the extended-release formulation, reduced future ED visits in patients with opioid use ...

There is mounting public understanding that a criminal legal and interdiction framework has failed to address the country’s drug problems and that an aggressive public health approach is needed. 41 ...

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- From 2017 to 2023, there was an increase in buprenorphine availability overall, reaching 39.4 percent in 2023, according to a study published online Sept.

Multiple federal policy changes since 2018 have been intended to increase buprenorphine prescribing in response to a persistent treatment gap for opioid use disorder in the US. Anticipated national ...

Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine. However, many patients ...

Only about 1 in 3 pharmacies across the country are able to fill prescriptions for a critical treatment option for opioid addiction, according to a new study from the University of Southern California ...

Patients seeking access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder often encounter stigma and barriers at the pharmacy level. In this cross-sectional study, the top reason for a prescription fill ...

One of the most effective medications for treating opioid addiction is still hard to find at U.S. pharmacies, according to a new study. Only 2 in 5 retail pharmacies carried buprenorphine in 2023, ...

Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine. However, many patients ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The call is growing louder for a Kentucky state agency to reverse course and make one medication for opioid addiction easier to access. Kentucky has the 7th-worst overdose death rate ...

Five people are facing dozens of criminal charges for allegedly running a drug and human trafficking ring on Columbus's West Side. The group is accused of selling cocaine, fentanyl, and buprenorphine, ...

The North Hollywood woman known as the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to five federal criminal charges, including the fact that she supplied the drugs that caused the death of "Friends" actor Matthew ...