BOSTON, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment via telehealth reduces patient risks for relapse, lowers the use of other drugs and alcohol, and reduces OUD risk factors ...

The effectiveness of different treatment options for opioid use disorder (OUD) will vary between people. Generally, the most effective option is a combination of medication and counseling. OUD ...

There is abundant literature on efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions and misuse, but comparatively little on the treatment provided to people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Using claims data ...

Medications such as methadone and buprenorphine are effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD), but levels of use remain low. Given the importance of the news media as a source of health ...

Opioid use disorder, or OUD, is a trenchant public health issue in the United States, resulting in approximately 806,000 deaths between 1999 and 2023. Healthcare providers have employed various ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services submitted an unpublished rule to the Federal Register on Feb. 14 that delays the effective date of the ...

Treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in opioid treatment programs (OTPs) was associated with a lower risk for COVID-19 diagnoses and COVID-related emergency department visits than office-based ...

Only a fifth of the nearly 2.5 million adults with opioid use disorder received medication for the disease 2021, leaving millions without access to addiction treatment, according to new data from the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physicians overwhelmingly favor making telehealth a permanent part of their practice for opioid use disorder ...

Patients with opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stick with their treatment plan when offered buprenorphine via telemedicine, according to a new study in The American Journal of Drug ...

New research challenges the policy of some opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment programs that require patients to abstain from cannabis before qualifying for treatment. Pooled data from 10 longitudinal ...

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA), the massive $1.7 billion spending bill signed into law on December 29, 2022, had a number of important healthcare “gems” included. A critical ...