St. Paul Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has implemented a new program to help treat patients struggling with addiction. Crews now carry suboxone, which can be administered to those in withdrawal.

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Narcotics Anonymous and Salvation Army are often hostile to use of the addiction medications buprenorphine and methadone.

More than 48 million Americans 12 years or older had a substance use disorder in 2022, yet only 24 percent received treatment ...

The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.

They refused the medication due to a phenomenon called "precipitated withdrawal." Precipitated withdrawal is a condition in which taking buprenorphine paradoxically makes withdrawal symptoms worse ...

They refused the medication due to a phenomenon called “precipitated withdrawal.” Precipitated withdrawal is a condition in which taking buprenorphine paradoxically makes withdrawal symptoms ...

The NHS is rolling out a once-a-day pill called Varenicline, which could save thousands of lives by helping people quit ...

I’ve spent most of that time directing projects to improve care for people who use drugs. Beginning in 2022, our team — a ...