Tag Archives: #opioidtreatment

Clinicians, Researchers, and Lawmakers Are Ramping Up Efforts Against Fentanyl Misuse

UncategorizedBy Nicole Hovey April 28, 2023

Many communities around the United States are reporting an increase in fentanyl use, fatalities, and arrests. Fentanyl is often produced illegally to serve as a counterfeit of other opioids, such as oxycontin, and other drugs, such as methamphetamine. It may also be used in combination with other drugs. U.S. officials respond to drug trafficking The…

U.S Health Officials Lift Some Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment

BlogBy Nicole Hovey May 18, 2021

New guidelines from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) will make it easier for health providers to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). As the U.S. faces an increase in drug overdose-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, this change will help more patients gain access to necessary treatment, and expand the…