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Waterville, Maine Fire Department Offers Buprenorphine in the Field

For someone in the grip of opioid withdrawal, the hours after an overdose reversal can be the most dangerous of all. The Waterville Fire Department in Maine is taking a new approach: letting its paramedics …

Researchers Call for Better Opioid Detox Support

For the millions of Americans who eventually want to stop taking opioids and the medications used to treat opioid dependence, a new research review delivers a blunt message. The current approach to opioid detox is …

Weighted Blankets May Ease Opioid Withdrawal in Medical Detox

Starting medical detox from opioids can be physically and emotionally rough, and a simple comfort tool may help take the edge off. Researchers in San Francisco have been testing whether weighted blankets ease withdrawal for …

Buprenorphine Gains Ground as a Safer Opioid for Pain

Buprenorphine, one of the most important medications in opioid withdrawal and recovery, is getting a fresh look from anesthesiologists. A new medical review argues that the drug is safe and effective enough to be considered …

ER ‘Nudges’ Boost Naltrexone Prescriptions 15 Fold

A simple change in how emergency rooms operate could help more people start a proven medication for alcohol use disorder. A new study found that small prompts, or nudges, made patients 15 times more likely …

Medical Detox Helps Former Inmates Move From Jail to Treatment

When someone moves from a jail cell into treatment, the transition only works if their medications move with them. A recent situation in San Antonio shows what happens to people leaving incarceration when that link …

High-Dose Withdrawal Meds Help Patients Complete Medical Detox

A new study suggests that more fully treating opioid withdrawal during medical detox can help hospitalized patients stay long enough to finish treatment. Researchers found that higher doses of short-acting opioid medication, used to manage …

Medical Detox Center Opens in Wareham Massachusetts This July

A new medical detox center is preparing to open on the South Coast of Massachusetts, adding inpatient beds for people who need a safe, supervised place to begin recovery. Gosnold Behavioral Health will open its …

FDA Approves New Over The Counter Opioid Overdose Reversal Spray

The FDA has approved another over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray to reverse an opioid overdose, thereby widening access to a critical emergency tool. But while naloxone saves lives in the moment, addiction specialists stress that medical …

Missouri Hospital Speeds Medical Detox Access in Ozarks

A rural Ozarks hospital is closing a dangerous gap in medical detox care, delivering medication and a virtual recovery appointment within 72 hours of an opioid overdose or withdrawal visit. For patients across this part …

New GLP-1 Drug Studied as Alcohol Detox Treatment Option

A new clinical trial using GLP-1 medication at the University of Washington could change how physicians approach alcohol detox treatment and withdrawal management. Researchers are testing brenipatide, a novel GLP-1/GIP made by Eli Lilly, to …

Buprenorphine Extends Ketamine Anti-Suicidal Effects in New Study

A Stanford Medicine clinical trial has found that low-dose buprenorphine, a cornerstone of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, may also dramatically extend the anti-suicidal effects of ketamine infusions in patients with major depressive disorder. …