Medications for opioid-use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower death rates and improved quality of life for people in recovery. But which of the most commonly used medications for OUD are most ...

Braeburn Inc. today announced the presentation of three posters at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Annual Meeting in Miami, FL, adding to the growing body of clinical and ...

Opioids relieve pain but are dangerous and highly addictive. In a recent 12-month period, there were 109,600 USA drug-overdose deaths, with 70% linked to opioids. In 2023, 5.7 million people in the ...

Just one third of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities (MHTFs) in 20 states with the highest rates of opioid overdose report they offer medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), ...

Insurance network coverage dramatically impacts whether a person remains in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to results shared by treatment provider Ophelia. A new study finds that nearly ...

Original Medicare covers opioid treatment programs (OTPs) for opioid use disorder (OUD) from Part B. The program must be government-certified and accredited by an independent, government-approved ...

Integrating OUD treatment into CCM in primary care significantly reduces opioid use compared to usual care, with sharper declines observed in the intervention group. The study found modest ...

An updated evidence-based guideline aimed at helping clinicians and other health care providers manage patients with opioid use disorder recommends buprenorphine and methadone as first-line treatments ...

There is an urgent need for the research and clinical communities to understand medication-managed opioid use disorder (OUD) as a long-term, chronic condition, and to develop best practices to ...

Some evidence suggests ketamine may help reduce withdrawal symptoms and may promote neuroplasticity, but controversy exists on whether the risks of ketamine outweigh its potential benefits. Ketamine ...

Individuals with opioid use disorder can get “stuck” in particular patterns of brain activity, a new Yale study finds. And this stickiness is more pronounced after they’ve seen images related to ...