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Medication-Assisted Treatment Stabilizes Recovery So the Real Clinical Work Can Begin

Medication-assisted treatment can make all the difference when overcoming substance use feels incredibly difficult, like your own body is fighting against you. The severe physical...

Medication-Assisted Treatment Creates Biological Stability So the Therapeutic Work Can Actually Land

Exploring treatment options for drug addiction can feel overwhelming. If you or someone you love is struggling, you may have heard about Medication-Assisted Treatment. It is normal...

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) In Texas: How It Supports Opioid Recovery

Opioid addiction can take hold quickly—and letting go of it is not easy. Many individuals want to stop using but struggle with intense cravings... The post Medication-Assisted Trea...

How medication-assisted treatment impacts oral health

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) helps manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings in individuals battling opioid addiction. Despite their effectiveness, these medications can cause...

How medication-assisted treatment impacts oral health

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) helps manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings in individuals battling opioid addiction. Despite their effectiveness, these medications can cause...

Opioid Treatment Programs That Keep Fighters in the Game

Key Takeaways Medication-Assisted Treatment combines FDA-approved medications with counseling and is considered the gold standard The post Opioid Treatment Programs That Keep Fight...

Suboxone vs. Subutex: Similarities & Differences

If you’re starting medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, or you’re already on it and considering a change, this question comes up sometimes in Middle Tennessee: Su...

Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says

In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine increased dramatical...

Harm reduction effectively treats substance use disorder

My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, “Your patient wants to leave.” We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet...

Harm reduction effectively treats substance use disorder

My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, “Your patient wants to leave.” We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet...

Harm reduction effectively treats substance use disorder

My pager beeps as I walk through the hospital doors. It is a familiar message, “Your patient wants to leave.” We admitted John four days ago for opioid withdrawal and he is not yet...

Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says

In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine increased dramatical...

Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says

In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine increased dramatical...

Most Effective Medications to Treat Alcoholism

140,000 US DEATHS PER YEAR – May 5, 2026 – As of 2021, there were over 28 million cases of alcoholism in people over 18 years of age and over 800,000 cases in teens between 12 and...

Qualifacts Acquires MethodOne to Add Controlled-Medication Dispensing to Behavioral Health EHR

What You Should Know The Acquisition: Qualifacts, a major behavioral health Electronic Health Record (EHR) provider, has acquired MethodOne by Computalogic. Financial terms were no...

Qualifacts Acquires MethodOne to Add Controlled-Medication Dispensing to Behavioral Health EHR

What You Should Know The Acquisition: Qualifacts, a major behavioral health Electronic Health Record (EHR) provider, has acquired MethodOne by Computalogic. Financial terms were no...

Program Allows Addicts to Choose Treatment Over Justice System 

VIDEO – MOVING ON UP – Mar. 31, 2026 – A woman who was homeless for years is sharing her story of survival after she was able to avoid jail time and seek treatment instead. Those i...

MSD kuingiza dawa ya kuponya uraibu wa pombe nchini

Katika hatua inayotarajiwa kuleta nafuu kwa waraibu wa pombe na familia zao, Bohari ya Dawa (MSD) imesema iko mbioni kuanza kuingiza nchini dawa maalumu ya kusaidia kuacha pombe ai...

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: Why Medical Supervision Is Critical

Benzo withdrawal can cause seizures and is one of the most dangerous detox processes. Here’s why medical supervision matters and what a safe taper actually looks like. The post Ben...

‘Golden handcuffs’: Wisconsin methadone rules limit access to opioid treatment

US Medicaid data finds buprenorphine safe for long-term child development

Children born to mothers who used buprenorphine for opioid addiction during pregnancy do not have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, compared...

Meeting Life Unmedicated: Aging, Protracted Withdrawal and Healing—A Conversation With Marsha Zaritsky

Marsha Zaritsky is a licensed mental health therapist certified in Internal Family Systems. She joins us to explain how her experience with polypharmacy and psychiatric drug withdr...

Buprenorphine found to be a safe treatment for opioid addiction in pregnancy

Children born to mothers who used buprenorphine for opioid addiction during pregnancy do not have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, compared...

Natural Disasters Cause Crisis for Those On Opioid Meds 

KEEP AN EMERGENCY STASH – April 28, 2026 – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works with states to ensure that access to opioid use disorder medication i...