More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...

Recent studies show that people use kratom to manage pain, opioid withdrawal symptoms and anxiety and depression, according to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Kratom can be ...

The strongest risk factors associated with iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome ... Most studies on opioid and benzodiazepine IWS have focused on characterizing symptoms in the pediatric population ...

Wake County EMS's MOUD program successfully integrates buprenorphine treatment for opioid use in prehospital care.

A partial opioid agonist, buprenorphine occupies opioid receptors in the brain, reducing drug cravings and preventing withdrawal symptoms. It is often used in conjunction with the opioid ...

Withdrawal symptoms from opioids can be very uncomfortable but are rarely life-threatening. This article will discuss opioid withdrawal symptoms, signs of opioid use disorder (OUD ...

At their bimonthly meeting Monday, Baltimore City Council members introduced legislation designed to improve health care for children and help emergency personnel respond to the opioid crisis.

The program's expansion is being funded by money Orange County received through national legal settlements with opioid ...

Whatcom County Health and Community Services has partnered with the Swinomish tribe’s didgʷálič Wellness Center to bring a ...