Could Ozempic Help Treat Substance Use Disorder? This Expert Is Hopeful
More than 48 million Americans 12 years or older had a substance use disorder in 2022, yet only 24 percent received treatment ...
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Opioid treatment guidelines updated for 2024 in Canada
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has published the updated guidelines for treatment of opioid use disorder that ...
Take-home methadone kits to offer new treatment flexibility for opioid users
The UAMS Center for Addiction Services will be offering take-home methadone kits with a telehealth component.This means ...
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Methadone is stigmatized but works well for many addiction patients. Why is it so hard to get?
A new federal rule change has made methadone more accessible than ever, but many advocates and patients say it should be much ...
Opioid use disorder: Updated clinical practice guideline
An updated evidence-based guideline aimed at helping clinicians and other health care providers manage patients with opioid ...
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The recovery community says it offers refuge from opioid addiction. But it’s still hostile to lifesaving addiction medications
Narcotics Anonymous and Salvation Army are often hostile to use of the addiction medications buprenorphine and methadone.
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Opinion: Ontario must act now to halt northern opioid crisis
Two years ago, this reality hit closer to home when my niece, Caitlin ... We became the first paramedic service in the ...
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Medicaid funding for addiction treatment has not slowed national overdose deaths, OHSU study finds
Emergency rooms, like the one at Oregon Health & Science University, treat Oregonians with opioid overdoses. (Christine ...
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Mothering over meds: Docs say common treatment for opioid-exposed babies isn’t necessary
Instead, health professionals should look for the telltale signs of a baby experiencing opioid withdrawal syndrome ... The ...
For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid 'unwinding' raises the stakes
It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest ...
Influx of mobile methadone clinics bring treatment to the streets
To get off the drug, buprenorphine can cause severe withdrawal symptoms ... of the largest brick-and-mortar opioid treatment ...
In pursuit of a killer: New drug on scene generates challenges in Mercer County
A powerful new drug has joined fentanyl in contributing to the death toll from drug abuse in Mercer County. Mercer County Coroner John Libonati said the drug, xylazine, is a horse tranquilizer that is ...