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 ...

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 ...

First responders in Minnesota’s capital city will have increased access to a tool to fight opioid addiction. St. Paul interim ...

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 ...

First responders in Minnesota’s capital city will have increased access to a tool to fight opioid addiction. St. Paul interim ...

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 ...

The typical buprenorphine dosage for opioid use disorder is 2 mg to 8 mg. Buprenorphine comes as a sublingual tablet and is usually taken once per day. It’s important to take the buprenorphine dosage ...

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 ...

Anyone 13 or older with substance use disorder can call to speak to a doctor and receive a prescription the same day for buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.