Tag: buprenorphine
Methadone Clinics’ Conference Felt Like Being Behind Enemy Lines
Attending the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) conference, held in ...
Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future
This summer, a young woman was revived by paramedics after an overdose at her ...
Momentum Builds to Broaden Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine
Momentum is building for legislation to broaden access to buprenorphine and methadone, the lifesaving ...
We Emergency Doctors Must Get Better at Offering Buprenorphine
An emergency department provider is a jack of all trades. The ED is open ...
NY Activists Rally to Defend SCS, Decriminalize Buprenorphine
On April 7, activists rallied across New York state to demand that politicians take ...
Orthopedic Surgeons Fail in Legal Bid to Justify OUD Discrimination
A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the ...
Initiative Aims to Increase Methadone, Bupe Access in Pennsylvania Jails
Jerome Maynor, 71-year-old Black man with opioid use disorder (OUD), was prescribed methadone. His ...
Buprenorphine X-Waiver Burden Eased Under New Federal Rules
Amid the growing opioid-involved overdose crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services released ...
Extending Telehealth Bupe Past the Pandemic Wouldn’t Require Congress
Before our telehealth appointment ended one day last summer, my buprenorphine doctor asked me ...
Our Adulterated Supply: Underreported Complications for Opioid Users
When I began using heroin on the West Coast in the late 2000s, it ...
