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Medical Detox Unit Opens in Worcester, Massachusetts

Access to medical detox in Worcester, Massachusetts just widened. AdCare Hospital opened a new 12-bed unit this month for men who need round the clock medical support during withdrawal, but do not need full hospitalization …

US Medical Detox Access Improves but Rural ERs Still Lag

More pharmacies and hospital emergency departments across the country now carry buprenorphine in their medicine supply. This medication plays a central role in medical detox from opioids. New national data, reviewed by WHYY, shows steady …

Cannabis Detox Medication Advances to Phase 3 Trials

Cannabis detox is moving toward its first medication. PleoPharma’s experimental drug PP-01 enters a pivotal phase 3 trial for cannabis withdrawal syndrome. It’s funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and a Fast Track …

Medical Detox Partnership Expands in Louisville, Kentucky

People who are looking into medical detox centers in Louisville, Kentucky can now get a clearer path into treatment. Bluegrass Recovery Center coordinates with medical detox providers to ensure that clients complete safe medically supervised …

Naloxone Added to Standard Workplace First Aid Kits

Workplaces just joined the front line of overdose response. A new national standard added naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses, to the recommended contents of workplace first aid programs and one generic pharmaceutical company is giving …

Houston’s PaRC Marks 40+ Years of Medical Detox Care

A Houston campus that’s provided medical detox and addiction treatment for more than four decades is marking a milestone this month. The Prevention and Recovery Center, known as PaRC, has operated on its 10-acre campus …

Medical Detox Standards Rise Under New ASAM Criteria

A new benchmark exists for anyone to utilize for evaluating different treatment facilities and levels of care available. A commentary published ahead of print in the Journal of Addiction Medicine argues that the Fourth Edition …

Medical Detox Without Follow-Up Fails Hospitalized AUD Patients

A hospital stay for an alcohol related illness can provide an important opportunity to begin treatment. Yet many patients leave without taking that next step. A systematic review, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, …

National City, California Opens $29M Medical Detox Center

San Diego County’s shortage of supervised withdrawal capacity is about to improve. Officials unveiled a new $29 million Substance Use Residential and Treatment Services center in National City on September 14. The facility represents the …

Missoula, Montana Hospital Launches Medical Detox Program

A new local option is available for adults in Western Montana who need medical detox. Community Medical Center in Missoula launched a supervised withdrawal management program on September 9 through StepOne Service. The program addresses …

Medication Assisted Treatment Access Expands as States Ease Rules

Getting medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence is becoming possible in more communities than ever before. Across the country states have started dropping rules that once limited where methadone could be dispensed, and how patients …

Medetomidine in Fentanyl Supply Sparks Medical Detox Warning

Medical detox programs face a new complication in the opioid supply. Health officials in Philadelphia have confirmed medetomidine in the local fentanyl supply. The veterinary sedative has never been approved for human use. It can …