Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing
NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...
NY paramedics could get a tool to help opioid abusers break the habit
Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...
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New neuro-stimulation treatment helping Kentuckians overcome addiction
A groundbreaking treatment for substance use disorder is changing lives by using neuro-stimulation, and it’s exclusively ...
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Opioids: Finding new ways to treat overdoses
Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.
The opioid crisis is a crime. So addiction treatment should be free.
For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...
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Wake County EMS Frontline Heroes Use Revolutionary Approach to Tackle Opioid Crisis with On-the-Spot Treatment
Wake County EMS's MOUD program successfully integrates buprenorphine treatment for opioid use in prehospital care.
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Revolutionizing addiction treatment with GLP-1 agonists
Explore how GLP-1 agonists, originally for diabetes, could transform addiction treatment by reducing cravings.
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FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and ...
NLS Pharmaceutics Announces the Launch of a Preclinical Program for Mazindol ER in the Treatment of Fentanyl Dependence
NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: NLSP) (NASDAQ: NLSPW) ("NLS" or the "Company"), a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapies for rare and complex central nervous ...
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Mayor, councilman at odds again over Baltimore’s opioid strategy
What Mark Conway says is groundbreaking and lifesaving, the mayor’s office says is irresponsible and simplistic.
FDA approves new medication as alternative to opioids for pain treatment
It was given to people who had acute surgical pain from either abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, or bunion surgery.
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UCSF study: Novel opioid-treatment use might not be effective
A novel use of a common treatment for opioid addiction might not be as effective as first believed, according to a recently published study authored by doctors at UCSF and the San Francisco Department ...