Houston Methadone Clinics Reopen After Harvey's Flooding
Hurricane Harvey disrupted treatment for people addicted to opioids. Many need to get connected to a specialty clinic that can provide medication-assisted treatment.
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Report: Opioid Abuse Plagues The Rural South, Including North Carolina
A new study suggests North Carolina is home to four of the top 25 cities for opioid abuse, and the vast majority of cities on the list are located in the South.
'That Fentanyl — That's Death': A Story Of Recovery In Baltimore
Andrea Towson was known in West Baltimore as the go-to person for help getting high. Last year, she nearly died from a fentanyl overdose. "Thank God for another day," she says.
Should The Opioid Crisis Be Declared A National Emergency?
Addiction treatment professionals are praising many of the recommendations of a White House commission on the opioid crisis. But some question the recommendation to declare it a national emergency.
Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs
A Senate proposal to repeal Obamacare includes $45 billion to treat opioid addiction. But it wouldn't make up for deep cuts to Medicaid in that same bill that has funded much of that treatment.
For Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their Problems
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein says worry less about the short-term withdrawal symptoms of babies exposed to opioids in the womb, and much more about the lives and mothers they go home to.
Doctor Who Wrote 1980 Letter On Painkillers Regrets That It Fed The Opioid Crisis
In 1980, Dr. Hershel Jick wrote a one-paragraph letter about low rates of addiction among hospitalized patients given narcotics. It was later cited as evidence that long-term opioid use was safe.
GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction
Expanding Medicaid has helped many people caught up in the opioid epidemic get treatment. But doctors say the proposed Republican changes to the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize these programs.
Why We Should Say Someone Is A 'Person With An Addiction,' Not An Addict
Journalists should quit calling a person who uses drugs an "addict," according to The Associated Press Stylebook. This follows a trend toward "person first" descriptions of people with diseases.
Two Sisters Try To Tackle Drug Use At A Montana Indian Reservation
With a lack of treatment options at the Fort Belknap reservation, the pair has sparked a grassroots response to substance abuse by creating peer support groups — the only choice for many seeking help.