Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Patients who received higher doses of buprenorphine, a common medication used to alleviate opioid withdrawal and cravings, were less likely to ...

It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose ...

Many patients unable to obtain the anti-addiction drug Suboxone due to strict federal requirements are turning toward illicit means to secure the medication, which ...

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...

Emergency responders will offer people medication to help them make it through a critical window when overdose survivors are ...

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 ...

My passion for addiction medicine began during a nursing school rotation at an addiction treatment center. Over time, I found myself particularly drawn to those balancing demanding careers and those ...

But Suboxone hasn’t lived up to early expectations, officials across the region say. Instead, it too often is the new fuel that keeps people in active addiction and tears apart families. Tiffany ...

Racial and ethnic minorities with opioid use disorder (OUD) have a significantly lower odds of receiving a prescription for buprenorphine compared with their white counterparts, new research shows.

Anyone 13 or older with substance use disorder can call to speak to a doctor and receive a prescription the same day for ...