For people managing opioid use disorders, a significant advancement in medication-assisted treatment is now more widely available. Two long-acting injectable forms of buprenorphine — Sublocade and Brixadi — are being added to treatment programs in …
A newly published peer-reviewed study suggests that medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine may do more than manage opioid withdrawa, it may actively block the respiratory suppression that makes fentanyl so deadly. For people seeking medical detox …
An investigational Alzheimer’s drug may help protect the brain during alcohol detox by targeting the neuroinflammation that drives relapse, according to new research, but scientists stress that medically supervised detox remains the only safe path …
Western Massachusetts residents seeking medical detox now have fewer local options after a major provider eliminated its 24/7 supervised withdrawal beds, a change that raises urgent questions about safe access to detox programs in the …
Maine’s first EMS-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) pilot program to address opioid overdoses with buprenorphine is now underway in Westbrook. The Pine Tree State has long offered inpatient and outpatient forms of detox to fit anyone’s …