Methadone, an FDA-approved medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), works as a safer alternative to deadly street opioids like heroin and fentanyl. With its long half-life, methadone smoothens ...

American primary-care doctors can prescribe methadone for pain—but not for addiction. Meanwhile, their counterparts in Australia, Canada, and the UK have used methadone to treat addiction for over 50 ...

A recent story in The Santa Fe New Mexican (“Ten accused of smuggling Suboxone into S.F. County jail,” Dec. 4) about people charged with attempting to bring Suboxone into the Santa Fe County jail. The ...

Integrating methadone treatment into primary care settings improves adherence to guideline-concordant health care for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the ...

Use of medications for newly-diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD) increased from 2016 to 2019 but remained low, a new cohort study showed. Additionally, methadone and buprenorphine were potentially ...

A former nurse at Suffolk County House of Correction has been arraigned under multiple drug-related charges, as reported by the Suffolk District Attorney's Office. Mary Forte, a 69-year-old Boston ...

A York County doctor is being sued by 15 women who allege years of sexual abuse and medical misconduct. The doctor, Christopher Davis, was arrested in April and faces 92 felony charges, including rape ...

During a recent Chenango County Board of Supervisors meeting, members discussed and signed an agreement with Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS) of Ithaca to provide methadone services for jail ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new protocol considers tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and other substances used before restarting methadone ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - An addiction treatment center in Martinsville is opening a methadone clinic to provide another recovery resource and address a large need in the area. Brightview is ...