Medication-assisted treatment works when people can stay on it, and for many people leaving medical detox the hardest part is not withdrawal itself. It is what happens two weeks later, when a prescription runs out …
Anyone who has tried to arrange medical detox in New Mexico from a rural county knows the problem is rarely willingness. It is distance. A new state-run facility in Las Vegas, New Mexico has added …
If you are dependent on a concentrated kratom extract sold at a gas station or vape shop, stopping on your own can produce the same withdrawal syndrome as stopping an opioid. A newly published case …
Getting methadone treatment has always meant getting to the clinic, and for people in rural Connecticut that has meant a daily drive many could not sustain. Three state-funded mobile units are now trying to close …
For decades, starting methadone meant showing up at a clinic every morning, indefinitely. That requirement kept medication-assisted treatment out of reach for anyone with a job, young children, or a long drive. Two years after …