Emergency departments (EDs) are an important point of care for people with opioid use disorder. But EDs in the United States have been slow to meet patient needs for opioid use treatments like buprenorphine, past research ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially lifesaving medication, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ...
May 10, 2022
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High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, according to a study supported by the National ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Scientists at our University have identified that a combination of two existing licensed drugs could be used as a potential new treatment for depression.
Jun 15, 2015
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Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research finds.
Feb 20, 2024
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Buprenorphine, a life-saving medication for opioid use disorder, is far less accessible in geographic areas of the United States with racially and ethnically diverse populations than in predominantly white areas, according ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Amid an overdose crisis that claimed more than 100,000 lives last year alone, newly released data show that laws in more than one-third of states restrict access to buprenorphine, a lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder ...
Feb 7, 2024
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The risk for congenital malformations is lower in association with buprenorphine versus methadone for opioid use disorder in pregnancy, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jan 25, 2024
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Emergency departments (EDs) are critical settings for treating opioid use disorder, but few ED physicians initiate treatments like administration of buprenorphine, a drug known to activate the brain's opioid receptors and ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Injectable, extended-release buprenorphine can be an effective option for people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, but cost and treatment retention are still barriers for patients unless there are significant changes, ...
Sep 14, 2023
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