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Local patients are finding hope in three medications for opioid use disorder

Approximately 977,000 Minnesotans were classified as needing substance-use treatment, but only one in ten received it. While ...
The Highland County Press

Ohio launches first mobile medication units to expand access to lifesaving treatment

Representatives with the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), Anchor Addiction and Wellness Center, and the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board gathered in ...

Opioid deaths decreasing, and more recommendations to help offered

A state appointed panel on reducing opioid deaths in Florida on Wednesday issued a list of recommendations for the governor ...
Health Affairs

Medicaid Patients With ED Visits For Overdose: Disparities In Initiation Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder

Medicaid is the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment in the US, 8 covering approximately 38 percent of nonelderly adults with OUD as of 2019. 9 The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that ...

Common opioid is not that effective for easing chronic pain, study finds

Such treatments should likely be individualized according to the type of chronic pain experienced.” Additionally, opioids as a class of drugs can be addictive. It’s estimated that about 60 million ...

Updated CPR guidelines tackle choking response, opioid-related emergencies and a revised chain of survival

The "2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Common opioid is not that effective for easing chronic pain, study finds

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...