Virginia aims its substance-abuse funding toward medication-assisted treatment, which is meant to combine a drug such as Suboxone with recurring counseling sessions. Studies suggest that addicts are ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Patients who received higher doses of buprenorphine, a common medication used to alleviate opioid withdrawal and cravings, were less likely to ...

Virginia aims its substance-abuse funding toward medication-assisted treatment, which is meant to combine a drug such as Suboxone with recurring counseling sessions. Studies suggest that addicts are ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...

While the elimination of the X waiver increased the number of clinicians prescribing buprenorphine, it hasn't yet had a substantial impact on the number of patients taking the drug, according to an ...

This medicine may be one of the best tools doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 8:44 p.m. Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Laura Doan did a lateral transfer to Los Angeles County Correctional Services primary ...