Many patients unable to obtain the anti-addiction drug Suboxone due to strict federal requirements are turning toward illicit means to secure the medication, which ...

It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose ...

My passion for addiction medicine began during a nursing school rotation at an addiction treatment center. Over time, I found myself particularly drawn to those balancing demanding careers and those ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...

The emergency department (ED) is an ideal place to have opioid addicts get started on buprenorphine therapy ― and the road to recovery, new research suggests. In a study conducted at Yale–New Haven ...

Emergency responders will offer people medication to help them make it through a critical window when overdose survivors are ...

But Suboxone hasn’t lived up to early expectations, officials across the region say. Instead, it too often is the new fuel that keeps people in active addiction and tears apart families. Tiffany ...

Mallory Berry was ready to give up. It was 2019, and her addiction—prescription opioids had led her to heroin—had left her bedridden. An infection had eaten through parts of her pelvic bones, stomach ...

Medications have become our go-to treatments for opioid addiction. Though life-saving, their downsides are underappreciated ...

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A new Washington state hotline is helping connect people dealing with drug addiction to local treatment options. The ...