Timothy York knows what works to treat his decadeslong opioid addiction: Suboxone, a medication that effectively quiets cravings. Since York arrived in federal prison in 2008, he has been held in a ...

The KVUE Defenders took an in-depth look at the program in 2022 and talked to patients who used it. The drug is used to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms. Paramedics administer buprenorphine to ...

A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A state financial incentive program increased buprenorphine uptake among ED patients with opioid use disorder.

LA GRANDE — The Union County Sheriff’s Office will begin using a promising new drug in January in the Union County Jail to help its adults in custody overcome their addiction to opioids. Union County ...

Luzerne County’s prison system has started a Suboxone program for inmates experiencing opioid withdrawal, officials said Monday. This is a significant development because some inmate suicides have ...

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (KPTV) – The Washington State Department of Health has partnered with Emergency Service Providers to fight the growing opioid crisis here in the Pacific Northwest. A new pilot ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new buprenorphine clinic, providing comprehensive treatment for individuals with addiction to opioids, has opened in Clifton, the New York City Health Department has announced ...

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