For the first time in 20 years, the federal government is changing the rules for Methadone, a form of medication-assisted treatment available for people addicted to prescription or street opioids. The new rules aim to make the life-saving treatment more accessible to people struggling with opioid use disorder. They take place next month, updating some
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BRIXADI, also known as buprenorphine, for people with moderate to severe opioid use disorder. The drug is an extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (CIII), meant to be taken weekly or monthly at a healthcare provider’s office. Brixadi is a form of Medication-Assisted Treatment meant to help
For many people seeking to get sober, recovery can be fragile in the first weeks and months. While Medicaid often pays for inpatient treatment for indigent people, the logistics surrounding getting to and from a facility may be muddied. The same can be true for outpatient treatment. For this reason, New York is considering new
In 2020, over 10,000 California residents died of overdose with opioids in their system. Many more people ended up in the hospital emergency experiencing overdose. In the past, people with opioid use disorder ended up in the ER and were stabilized discharged without much of an action plan. Today, a new initiative in the state
When a person first decides to get help for addiction, the internet can be a godsend for finding help. Unfortunately, however, a disturbing new trend is causing people to fall for scammy treatment centers and doctors. The trend, the Washington Post says, is only getting worse, as new practitioners desperately pay for reviews so they
As anyone in the addiction community can tell you, drug overdoses were devastatingly common during the pandemic. Anecdotally, people were relapsing in numbers. Many people in sober housing situations and treatment centers were left on their own in the early days of the pandemic. Sadly, this led to many overdoses and deaths. Now, the numbers
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (The MHA Nation), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, asked for their own treatment center for the years. Located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, tribe members have struggled to maintain independence from the government and start to direct their own social services. For many years, people in
In Olathe, Kansas, a drug treatment center owner was indicted for drug trafficking in a Kansas City federal courtroom this morning. The treatment clinic, Nuvista, LLC, dispensed medications like Suboxone to help treat opioid use disorder. Trevor J. Robinson, the 44-year-old owner, was arrested and charged with a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury
Although the saying is that “crime doesn’t pay,” in reality, people involved in organized crime and drug dealing profit a great deal until the day they get caught. After they are caught, the money goes into evidence, and then the state keeps it when the criminals are found guilty. In Osceola County, Florida, they have
This week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he is awarding $853,000 in the second round of funding awards in an initiative to help addiction service providers create and operate mobile treatment vehicles. Expanding Access The goal of the funding is to help reach people who don’t have the resources available locally. The mobile treatment
