VIDEO – STEP RIGHT UP – March 11, 2024 - “People are dying,” said Dr. Elena Yanchar, chief of psychiatry…
NON-GUILTY AS CHARGED – March 2, 2024 - Buprenorphine had changed Scott’s life — it gave him a sense…
THIS COULD HELP! – Jan. 18, 2024 - The inability to access medication-assisted treatment is one of the main…
OPINION PIECE – Dec. 31, 2023 - I think is just as important to point out is what was NOT…
WTF? – July 21, 2023 - The research, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, underscores two major challenges: allowing…
SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE DRUG – July 7, 2023 - The drug works by binding to the same opioid…
TEENAGE WASTEDLAND – June 15, 2023 - Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers provide buprenorphine…
IT’S ALL GOOD? – June 11, 2023 - In addition to crystal methamphetamine, Blanchard said she also used heroin and…
REALLY? – May 2, 2023 - Since 2020, the federal government allowed telehealth providers to prescribe the medication without a…
MEDS FOR ALL – Dec. 13, 2022 - The changes, which appear to have broad support across medical organizations and…
VIDEO – BIG PHARMA BIG HAPPY – Nov. 30, 2022 - The central Iowa clinic, owned by the nonprofit agency…
EVEN IN BLUE STATES – Nov. 9, 2022 - Researchers have long known that racial and ethnic minorities are…
VIDEO – FROM CRAMPS TO AMPS – July 28, 2022 - “It got really bad,” said Sara, now 47, from…
IS IT COVERED BY INSURANCE? – May 6, 2022 - Yet despite its promise, the use of injectable buprenorphine remains…
LISTEN – MONEY FOR NOTHING – Mar 10, 2022 - A new legal opinion from the Biden administration appears…
LET THEM LIVE – Dec. 17, 2021 - Members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate have…
DAMNED IF YOU DO... – Nov. 8, 2021 - The ramifications can be particularly acute in rural areas, where…
MEDICATION MEDICINE DRUG – Sept. 13, 2021 - The introductory-level course, which expands on SAMHSA’s recently released Buprenorphine Quick…
IT’S COMPLICATED – June 30, 2021 - On November 21, 2017, Ashley was at Joshi’s office for a telehealth…
DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK – Nov. 16, 2013 - “I didn’t know you could overdose on Suboxone,” Mr. Verrill…
GIVE PILLS A CHANCE – April 27, 2020 - Because of how opioids act on the brain, people dependent on…
DEATH REDUCTION – April 3, 2021 - Doctors or nurses based at SIFs provide treatment or give referrals to treatment…
LISTEN – WHAT’S UP DOC? PROFITS? – March 8, 2021 - At one time, 73 percent of the prescriptions from…
While we all gently weep – Jan. 16, 2021 - On Thursday, HHS officials did just that: physicians are no…
Pandemic relief – Jan. 5, 2021 - “To get methadone, you have to show up in person every day…
In this case, it is Black and White – Nov. 11, 2020 - Here’s some of what the research shows:…
Doctors know... – Nov. 7, 2020 - Currently available medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone.…
Prejudice, Knowledge, or Ignorance? – August 28, 2020 - As of 2018, only about 5% of physicians had a license…
Dying for that Fentanyl Feeling – August 27, 2020 - Health officials are urging people to review the resources below and…
Still No Silver Bullet – April 23, 2020 - The National Institutes of Health found that buprenorphine and methadone reduce…