Physician-only waivers are fundamental for prescribing all forms of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance in the treatment of addiction. Providers should be familiar with federal and state ...

A "game-changer" jab to treat opioid dependence could ease pressure on health care services, outperforming other standard treatments, a new report involving University of Hertfordshire academics ...

Patient-reported outcome measures and clinical scales were ineffective in predicting responses to full-agonist opioids for chronic pain.

A secondary analysis of four trials found no significant benefit of adding behavioral therapy to the combination of buprenorphine and medical management for individuals with opioid use disorder in ...

Methadone is an opioid used in medical detox. Methadone maintenance (MMT) reduces the use of heroin and other opioids. Still, it is one of the most closely regulated medical treatments in the United ...

Methadone, an FDA-approved medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), works as a safer alternative to deadly street opioids like heroin and fentanyl. With its long half-life, methadone smoothens ...

However, the opioid pathway, a heavily studied physiologic pathway inextricably intertwined with behaviour and reward, rarely receives attention within psychiatric practice. Although the opioid system ...

Like every other state in the country, Colorado is dealing with a steadily increasing rate of deaths related to fentanyl, heroin and other opioids. Community Medical Services, a national opioid ...

Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.