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10/18/2021

Last spring, with coronavirus shutting down the nation, the government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients to take their medicine at home unsupervised.

Here’s one more lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: It appears safe to relax restrictions on methadone, the oldest and most stigmatized treatment drug for opioid addiction. Last spring, with coronavirus shutting down the nation, the government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients...

07/30/2021

With overdose deaths surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, new findings from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggest easing access to a key medication to treat addiction.

With overdose deaths surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, new findings from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggest easing access to a key medication to treat addiction.

06/17/2021

As providers recognize a growing demand for pediatric hospice and palliative care, more are turning to methadone for those patients rather than more frequently used pain medications like morphine. https://bit.ly/2TEjos3

As providers recognize a growing demand for pediatric hospice and palliative care, more are turning to methadone for those patients rather than more

04/23/2019

Rochester Drug Co-operative becomes first to face CRIMINAL charges for their role in fueling the opioid crisis by not reporting thousands of suspicious orders of powerful painkillers.

The US government on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit accusing Rochester Drug-Cooperative Inc failing to report thousands of suspicious orders for controlled substances.

04/16/2019

The massive fines levied against the drug companies for failing to monitor opioids properly have simply become the cost of doing business, given that the companies continue to make profits.

This time, the 'Last Week Tonight' host recruits some celebrity help.

04/08/2019

One settlement down, 1,599 to go.

The settlement is the first out of some 1,600 federal lawsuits against the opioid maker.

10/17/2018

Not how Hide and Seek was intended.

A Cobb County couple faces drug and reckless conduct charges after police say they kept nearly 8 k...

08/30/2018

Well this isn't a shocker.

New study says children whose mothers used opioids while pregnant commonly face learning disabilities and other special education needs.

08/09/2018

Many drug users say that in hindsight, they appreciated being forced into treatment. But studies show that a compassionate approach and voluntary treatment are the more effective ways to engage drug users in recovery and keep them alive. What do you think?

“Letting their children hit bottom is not the best strategy because in hitting bottom they may die," one expert says.

05/07/2018

What do you think of this? Walmart said Monday it will restrict opioid prescriptions to no more than a seven-day supply as the retailer aims to curb an opioid epidemic that has plagued the United States.

Walmart said Monday it will restrict opioid prescriptions to no more than a seven-day supply as the retailer aims to curb an opioid epidemic that has plagued the United States.

12/27/2017

Florida officials this summer decided to double the number of methadone clinics in the state as part of a $27 million federal grant aimed at curbing opioid addiction and overdoses. What they created was a campground.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida officials' first-come, first-served system for dozens of new methadone-treatment licenses resulted in applicants camping out in tents with sleeping bags, coolers and, in one case, a gun, to be first in line.

05/25/2016

This week we're bringing up Mission Treatment's 6th treatment program in Henderson, NV. Such a great company and such a great staff!