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 ...

READING, Pa. - The Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA) recently approved funding for programs and services aimed at helping prevent and treat opioid use disorder in Berks County. The contract allocations ...

Specialized hospital services that aid people with opioid use disorder regardless of why they are admitted can boost the number of patients who begin treatment with FDA-approved medication for opioid ...

More than half the people in jail or prison in the U.S. have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). By law, ...

HealthDay News — More than 69% of Medicaid enrollees with a new diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive treatment within 180 days, according to a study published online November 23 in ...

Opioids relieve pain but are dangerous and highly addictive. In a recent 12-month period, there were 109,600 USA drug-overdose deaths, with 70% linked to opioids. In 2023, 5.7 million people in the ...

Kenosha Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for adults age 18 and older who are struggling with addictions to opioids like ...

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and Department of Health (DOH) just released a new resource library to help health care providers and emergency medical services ( ...

As drug overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States, evidence-based treatments for substance use remained significantly underutilized, a new study found. The vast majority of drug ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious condition. People with OUD may have several distinct types of symptoms that can affect behavior, physical health, and mental health. Opioid use disorder (OUD) is ...