Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

Albany lawmakers must deliver Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act to Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk. This is why.

PHOENIX — New federal regulations are making opioid addiction treatment more accessible in Arizona. Authorities are loosening regulations around methadone, a life-saving drug that manages opioid ...

For two decades, the scale of the U.S. opioid crisis has overwhelmed our ability to provide treatment to people who need it. This is particularly true in the corrections system, where opioid use is ...

Front Royal Treatment Center, a Pinnacle Treatment Centers facility, in Front Royal, Virginia, is an outpatient opioid treatment program (OTP) providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with ...

As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive ...

Less than half of U.S. jails offer people medication for treating opioid addiction, despite the fact that around two-thirds of those incarcerated have some form of substance use disorder, according to ...

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Marshall County is inviting nonprofits and agencies to apply for grants aimed at combating opioid addiction, funded by ...

Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone, have evolved in recent years. With changes to some regulations, patients now have more freedom and flexibility while still ...

Some medications can help individuals with opioid addiction, but treatment isn't widely offered in Kansas. People trying to kick addiction should have access to medical detox programs, but these ...

Sedation rapid opiate detox treatment is for motivated patients who want to live free of all opiates without substituting Suboxone or Methadone. Acute withdrawals are the main reason why such patients ...