The government is raising the limit on the number of patients a doctor can treat for opioid addiction using the drug buprenorphine to 275 from 100. The move expands office-based treatment options.
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Obama’s opioid addiction plan could bring $4 million to Alaska
The amount is determined by the severity of the local problem and the strategies each community has to respond to it.
An Opioid Treatment Model Spawns Imitators
Unlike most of the roughly 1,400 methadone clinics across the country, the Broadway Center offers not only methadone, but the two other federally approved addiction medications, buprenorphine and naltrexone, and a full complement of mandatory addiction counseling and group classes.
No Joke: N.J. Hospital Uses Laughing Gas To Cut Down On Opioid Use
Physicians at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center say they hope treating ER patients with alternatives to opioid painkillers will serve as a model for cutting down on opioid abuse nationwide.
Tiny Opioid Patients Need Help Easing Into Life
More babies are being born dependent on opioids. The good news is they can safely be weaned from the drug. But there is little research on which medical treatment is best, or on the long-term effects.
Health care officials pitch transformative mental health, addiction treatment reforms
“This is hard stuff. If it was easy, Alaska would have done it long ago,” Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson told lawmakers.
New Medications For Treating Opioid Addiction Are On The Horizon
A long-acting implant has gained approval from an FDA advisory committee. It could soon become the latest on a very short list of medical options for treating opioid addiction.