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AI-Designed Drug May Expand Opioid Medical Detox Options

A new AI-engineered compound slashed fentanyl consumption by more than 60% in animal studies. Researchers say it could eventually reshape medical detox for opioid use disorder by offering a non-addictive treatment pathway that doesn’t rely …
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Iowa Mobile MAT Clinic Expands Medication-Assisted Treatment Access

A mobile medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinic is bringing opioid and substance use disorder care directly to rural Iowa communities, and the results are already reaching more than 100 patients who might otherwise go without help. …

Wisconsin Methadone Rules Block Opioid Treatment Access

Wisconsin patients seeking medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder face some of the most restrictive medical detox rules in the country, and providers say those rules are costing lives. While other states have updated their …
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New Study Improves Opioid Withdrawal Treatment for Newborns

A new NIH-funded clinical trial is changing how doctors approach medical detox for one of the most vulnerable patients in the opioid crisis: newborns. The research, published in JAMA, finds that matching opioid withdrawal treatment …
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Salt Lake County Expands Medical Detox and MAT in Jails

A new five-year plan out of Salt Lake County is putting $29.7 million behind a principle that addiction medicine has long supported. Medical detox and medication-assisted treatment need to follow people through the entire continuum …
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Alcohol Use Disorder Medications Cut Hospital Costs and Stays

New research confirms that medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder lowers hospitalization rates and reduces medical cost. These findings underscore why medical detox and comprehensive follow-up care can be life-changing for patients struggling with alcohol …
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Taos County Reopens Medical Detox After 10 Years

After more than eleven years without local medical detox services, Taos County, New Mexico, is reopening a supervised withdrawal management facility, a development that local officials say could not come at a more critical time. …
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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioids Expands in Rural Illinois

A southern Illinois health provider is expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for people living with opioid use disorder, offering a whole-patient approach that combines FDA-approved medications with counseling and ongoing support. Rural Health, Inc. (RHI), …
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ACLU Sues to End West Virginia Methadone Clinic Moratorium

A federal lawsuit is challenging West Virginia’s nearly two-decade ban on new methadone clinics, and a local recovery specialist in Beckley is weighing in with concerns that reflect a broader national debate about the role …
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New 3-Month Buprenorphine Implant Could Transform Opioid Detox Treatment

A new biodegradable implant capable of delivering buprenorphine for more than three months may represent a significant advance in medical detox and long-term treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Published in the Journal of Controlled …
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Psychiatrist Warns of a Silent Benzodiazepine Crisis in America

A West Palm Beach psychiatrist is raising the alarm about what she calls a silent epidemic hiding in plain sight, one that benzodiazepine detox specialists and addiction medicine physicians say is reaching a critical point. …
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Mobile Medication-Assisted Treatment Launches in Rural North Carolina

A new mobile unit delivering medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder is coming to rural western North Carolina, bringing clinicians, counseling and recovery support directly to communities where addiction care has long been out of …
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