Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals for opioid use disorder.

First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the ...

Suboxone is a combination of two drugs, buprenorphine and naloxone, that treats opioid use disorder (OUD). OUD is a real medical condition, just like diabetes or cancer, and is not anyone’s fault.

An estimated 2.5 million adults in the US have an opioid use disorder, and the US Food and Drug Administration has approved various drugs to treat the condition – including buprenorphine ...

Khatri is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Data for this manuscript came from the Institute for ...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Medications like buprenorphine are important tools in the spectrum of care for opioid use disorder, so why is there so much ...

About 30,000 to 40,000 opioid use disorder patients are hospitalized with sepsis each year. The Sepsis Alliance is highlighting the intersection of sepsis and opioid use disorders.. Sepsis ...

Opioid use disorder has become an alarming public health crisis, gripping communities and individuals across the globe. See also Dangers of Smoking and Dangers of Prolonged Sitting on Your Body.

Opioid use disorder (OUD), formerly known as opioid addiction, has become an increasing concern in the United States. This mental health condition involves a pattern of opioid use that may become ...

Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals ...

OpEd: Insurance companies are blocking the best treatments that help patients ease pain without opioids. This must change.