From jail detox to treatment centers: How Cuyahoga County is spending opioid settlement dollars

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Bryan Kubit entered the Cuyahoga County jail last summer, he expected it to lead to a familiar cycle ...

Opioid abatement program makes progress

CREOKS Health Services in McAlester gave its first quartly update on the city’s opioid abatement program to council this ...
Port City Daily

‘A significant step forward’: STAR Center opens in Wilmington offering medically assisted detox

A new stabilization and recovery center officially opened Wednesday morning following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It fills the ...
Healio

Yoga accelerates opioid withdrawal recovery

Patients with opioid use disorder who received yoga as an adjuvant therapy experienced improved autonomic regulation and ...
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This American town shows what the opioid crisis really looks like

In Huntington, West Virginia, opioid addiction has reshaped daily life in ways few American towns have experienced. Emergency ...
Republican Herald

Managing opioid addiction

If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all different types of opioids typically prescribed by doctors to treat ...

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

Most Americans see opioid overdose as a serious crisis needing urgent action

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...
Columbia Basin Herald

Telebupe hotline open for same-day addiction care

The Washington State Department of Health has partnered with the University of Washington to expand the Washington Telesbuprenorphine Hotline to be available statewide. Also known as the Telebupe ...