For Cynthia Anders, battling drug withdrawal symptoms came in the form of a black box with a 3-D T-Rex covering. It has been several weeks since she had possession of the box, but it became a colorful ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was slower growth in the number of new waivers authorizing clinicians to provide buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. However, treatment capacity grew ...

Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, according to a study of patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Benzodiazepine or Z-drug treatment was linked to increased risk for nonfatal drug-related poisoning among ...

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 ...

Despite a push to expand medication-assisted treatment for drug addiction, wait times in L.A. County jails are leading to ...

Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately 22% of addiction treatment facilities require adolescents be off buprenorphine prior to admission.

Buprenorphine is a treatment medication that decreases mortality risks among people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Despite its efficacy, buprenorphine is underused in the US. Insurance restrictions ...

Buprenorphine is a prescription medication. It’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat opioid dependence in adults. Opioid dependence is also called opioid use disorder (OUD), ...

Recent research shows ketamine and a low-dose opioid significantly decreases suicidal thinking and risks. As suicide is the ...

Outside a liquor store in a rough part of Trenton, New Jersey, a one-eyed woman with sores on her face walked by, seemingly in a hurry. I asked if she used heroin, and when she said she did, I asked ...