A US study of more than a million Medicaid enrollees newly diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD), finds most—nearly seven ...
For patients recovering from opioid use disorder, particularly from drugs like fentanyl or heroin, the days immediately ...
Closeup of a doctor’s hands as they write a prescription and hold a box of medication. Opioid use disorder, or OUD, has grown into a nationwide epidemic, and state Medicaid programs play an integral ...
More older adults are seeking medication and outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder following expanded coverage under Medicare.
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...
In two decades as a pediatrician, Jason Reynolds has had no success treating patients with opioid use disorder by sending them to rehab. But five years ago, when his Massachusetts practice, Wareham ...
When Daniel Patrick Garrett began using Suboxone three years ago, he spent hours driving to find a pharmacy that would accept his prescription for the opioid use disorder treatment. Eight couldn't or ...
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators publish new report on Opioids. Financial supporters for this research include NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office ...
North Carolina's second Mobile Opioid Treatment Program launches in Greensboro to expand addiction recovery services.
Dr. Cornel Stanciu of Dartmouth Health discusses his research on kratom, an herbal supplement that is widely available but carries addiction risks for some users.
The state health department has opened a new mobile opioid treatment unit in Greensboro — the second of its kind in North ...