The exponential rise in opioid prescriptions by pharmaceutical companies, despite awareness of their addictive nature, has led to a staggering toll of over 760,000 lives lost to drug overdoses since ...

Close up of fingers picking up a small pink Suboxone pill. The opioid epidemic is a public health emergency that claims the lives of more than 100 people in the United States every day on average, ...

Peter Mougey, a lead plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation, said of Suboxone patients: "Their teeth are falling out of their mouths." Six years after suing pharmaceutical firms ...

Buprenorphine, an important drug in fighting the opioid crisis, has long been closely monitored over concerns it would be abused. But a first-of-its-kind government oversight report released Thursday ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received buprenorphine doses above 16 mg and 24 mg experienced longer times to ED or inpatient ...

A new study shows that reducing restrictions on buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid use disorder, did not lead to an increase in overdose deaths involving the treatment. The findings may ...

The 30-day follow-up interview was completed by 74.2% of patients, but data on addiction treatment program enrollment at day 30 was available for 99% of patients, and all patients were included in the ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say medication-assisted treatment can be effective when treating opioid use disorder. Jonny Essex/Getty Images During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government allowed ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) discharged from emergency departments (EDs) with to-go buprenorphine packs demonstrated improved adherence to withdrawal therapy, ensuring continued care for ...

A seven-day, extended-release version of buprenorphine — a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) that can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths — is safe and effective for people with OUD ...