Lawmakers on Tuesday will debate an addiction medicine proposal that would have been considered unthinkable just years ago: giving a select group of doctors the power to prescribe methadone directly ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opioid overdoses kill more than three Arizonans every day. Luckily, we have an effective treatment: buprenorphine and methadone, ...
It's easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose ...
As addiction and overdose deaths command headlines across the nation, the Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is developing a new program to treat and monitor doctors with alcohol and ...
The federal government loosened regulations for buprenorphine, but health experts warn that entrenched problems around training and access could stall efforts to get people the medication. By Noah ...
If a doctor is unfamiliar with the mechanisms of addiction, he or she is more likely to blame substance users for their situation and view them as weak, manipulative, indulgent or unmotivated rather ...
You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, are photographed in Greenfield, Mass., on July 23, ...
FILE - Tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, are photographed in Greenfield, Mass., on July 23, 2018. Its easier than ever for doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, a ...