A new medical detox facility in Salem, Oregon is nearly ready to open its doors. When it does, it will offer supervised withdrawal services not just to local residents but to people seeking help from …
A new study is reshaping how clinicians think about medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, and the findings could directly impact how long patients stay in care and stay safe. Patients prescribed 17 to 24 …
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in detox settings remains a controversial topic despite its proven success. Some view it as a miracle cure, while others see it as simply trading one addiction for another. Patients often stabilize …
A new real-world study published in Frontiers in Public Health finds that patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who stay on medication-assisted treatment with a monthly injectable buprenorphine formulation face significantly lower healthcare costs and …
Emergency departments are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis, but implicit biases can lead to uneven care during opioid detox and treatment across different ethnic groups, genders and economic backgrounds. When it comes to …