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ASAM Releases Detox Guidance for Medetomidine Withdrawal

The nation’s leading addiction medicine society has published new clinical guidance on an emerging threat in the drug supply. The American Society of Addiction Medicine released a Clinical Consideration on medetomidine intoxication and withdrawal, giving …

Rapid Buprenorphine Induction Cuts Overdoses in Shelter Study

Starting medication-assisted treatment may not have to wait for days of detox and stabilization. A new case series found that a single rapid injection of extended-release buprenorphine, given within 24 hours of intake to people …

County’s First Methadone Clinic Opens in Ellsworth, Maine

Hancock County’s first methadone clinic is now treating patients in Ellsworth, Maine, closing a local access gap that Detox.com first covered when Everest Recovery proposed the site. The company began seeing patients on October 7 …

Missouri Confronts Maternal Mortality by Closing Addiction Care Gaps

For pregnant women with opioid use disorder, the safest path runs through medication-assisted treatment under medical supervision, not through withdrawal faced alone. Missouri is rebuilding its maternal care around that principle after the state’s Pregnancy-Associated …

Erie County, Ohio Launches Outpatient Detox for Opioids and Stimulants

People in Erie County, Ohio, who need withdrawal treatment but cannot put their jobs or child care on hold now have a way to start recovery anyway. The Erie County Health Department has launched an …

Single Dose of Psychedelic Reduced Depression Symptoms in Trial

A Phase 2b trial found that a single intranasal dose of mebufotenin benzoate reduced symptoms in adults with treatment-resistant depression, but the research does not establish a new detox method for alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, or …

New York Methadone Programs Grow 44% in Five Years

Access to medication-assisted treatment in New York has grown at a striking pace. The state counted 140 outpatient methadone programs this year, up 44% from 97 programs in 2021, according to data from the Office …

Weekly Buprenorphine Increased Opioid Abstinence in Pregnancy

Pregnant adults receiving extended-release buprenorphine in a recent clinical trial had higher rates of illicit opioid abstinence than those using daily sublingual buprenorphine. The National Institute on Drug Abuse announced the findings on March 16, …

Nursing Home Residents Still Lack Buprenorphine Access

A patient whose pain and opioid use disorder were controlled with buprenorphine spent an additional month in the hospital because his skilled-nursing facility would not accept him back while he was taking it. The 2026 …

MAT Engagement Barriers Tied to Neighborhood Stress in Baltimore

A small Baltimore study interviewed 18 adults who were receiving methadone treatment. Through the interviews, researchers found that financial difficulties, housing instability, transportation problems, exposure to drug activity and features of the built environment were …

Pennsylvania Trial to Test Ozempic for Alcohol and Opioid Addiction

A study planned for next year will test whether GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can reduce alcohol and opioid use when added to existing care. It’s being led by Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services in …

Indiana VA Training Improves Buprenorphine Prescribing Confidence

An Indiana VA medical center conducted a pharmacy-led education project. It improved clinicians’ reported knowledge and confidence about buprenorphine for chronic pain, offering a training model that may also interest medical detox teams managing complex …