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Rhode Island Mobile Methadone Treatment Faces Funding Strain

Since July 2022, a mobile methadone treatment unit has been dispensing medication six days a week in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. A new study published in Addiction Science and Clinical Practice interviewed the people who run …

23 Detox and Residential Beds Open in Boca Raton, Florida

For most people receiving methadone for opioid use disorder, the medication is only half the burden. The other half is the daily trip to a licensed opioid treatment program. It is often before work, sometimes …

Study Backs Methadone Access Through Community Pharmacies

South Florida added 23 detox and residential treatment beds this month. For anyone weighing where to start withdrawal management a new option is worth knowing about. It is also worth knowing exactly which questions separate …

Methadone Linked to Lower One-Year Death Risk Than Buprenorphine

Surviving an opioid overdose leaves a person at sharply elevated risk of dying, and the medication-assisted treatment started in that window carries real consequences. A new Canadian study of 5,882 overdose survivors found that those …

$30M Clinical Trial Will Test Alcohol Withdrawal Medications

The question of which medication best manages alcohol withdrawal has never been settled, and hospitals answer it differently depending on where you walk in. A large new trial is designed to fix that, and the …

Low Dose Buprenorphine Linked to Fewer Repeat Detox Admissions

Families researching mental health treatment for a teenager now have something they did not have last week, which is a public record of what a social media addiction case looks like when it reaches a …

Monthly Naltrexone Injection Outperformed Standard Care in Review

Anyone finishing medical detox from opioids faces a decision about how to proceed with their recovery care, and a Cochrane review of 22 trials gives it some shape. Compared to standard care, meaning counseling and …

NIDA Backs $6.5M Trial of Cannabis Withdrawal Medication

Anyone who has tried to stop heavy cannabis use knows the first two weeks are the hard part. Cannabis withdrawal has been treated for years as a minor inconvenience rather than a clinical problem, and …

Ibogaine Detox Remains Unapproved as Federal Research Expands

Federal research into ibogaine is expanding, but the compound remains unapproved for any medical use in the United States, and anyone considering detox for opioid dependence should understand what that gap means. Ibogaine is still …

Secure Medical Detox Opens September 7 in Yakima, Washington

Starting September 7, Yakima County residents will have access to medical detox in a secure, medically monitored setting close to home. Comprehensive Healthcare announced on August 20 that its Bridges Evaluation and Treatment facility has …

Data Suggest Doctors Wait 12 Months Before Buprenorphine Tapers

Stopping buprenorphine is one of the most consequential decisions in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, and a new clinical review lays out what the evidence supports. Tapering buprenorphine should be a slow, voluntary …

Medication-Assisted Treatment Starts Vary Sharply by Care Setting

The most dangerous stretch in opioid recovery is the gap between the end of withdrawal and the start of ongoing care. New research published August 20 in npj Health Systems puts a number on how …