In the 12-month period ending in April, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses -- the most recorded in a year-long span. Most of those overdoses involved opioids. Public health ...

The authors write "Suboxone is the brand name of combination of Buprenorphine and Naloxone, manufactured by Indivior, Inc., and used in the treatment of opioid dependence. In January of 2022, the FDA ...

Opioid use disorder, also known as opioid dependence, is a complex condition that can be challenging to treat, but recovery ...

Doctors say the medication is vital to fend off an onslaught of overdoses. Yet in recovery circles, there’s resistance. LYNNWOOD — At the clean-and-sober house on Larch Way, there’s no heroin allowed.

The exponential rise in opioid prescriptions by pharmaceutical companies, despite awareness of their addictive nature, has led to a staggering toll of over 760,000 lives lost to drug overdoses since ...

Medicare plans are replacing brand-name buprenorphine-naloxone film with its generic equivalents, resulting in a decrease in out-of-pocket cost faced by enrollees with opioid use disorder. Objectives: ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the company ...

University of Houston (UH) researchers were awarded $1.4 million to eliminate dental problems that have been linked with buprenorphine, a prescription pain medication that has been shown to reduce ...

Buprenorphine treatment for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) was linked with fewer neonatal risks compared with methadone therapy, but had similar maternal outcomes, an analysis of ...

Buprenorphine, an important drug in fighting the opioid crisis, has long been closely monitored over concerns it would be abused. But a first-of-its-kind government oversight report released Thursday ...

Four years ago, when Daniel Patrick Garrett was prescribed buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, in 2019, he drove to 10 pharmacies before he found one that filled his ...