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

Opioid prescribing rates vary drastically by region Research has shown that use of suboxone and methadone, in conjunction with counseling, can be effective addiction treatment. I have recently ...

First, there’s the anxiety. Chris used to wake up with it and feel so awful he didn’t think he could get out of bed. “You just want to crawl out of your skin,” he said. Then come hot and cold sweats, ...

In an update tonight, the ripple effect of a new Tennessee law that aims to cut back the amount of buprenorphine (ex: Suboxone, Subutex) prescribed in the state – a drug intended to help wean people ...

People with opioid addiction are illegally purchasing a medication that's prescribed to treat opioid addiction. Many are doing it to self-medicate. Some are trying to get high. “Never craved opioids ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of clinics in Western Pennsylvania work to help addicts stay clean and off heroin. But lawmakers have concerns about many of them, and how they operate. Specifically, some ...

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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: ...