Yoga, in addition to buprenorphine treatment, was seen to significantly accelerate opioid withdrawal recovery.

When we've covered Naloxone in our Dose of Reality reports, it's usually in reference to Narcan, a brand-version of the synthetic drug that can help reverse the effects of an overdose. However, ...

Doctors say the medication is vital to fend off an onslaught of overdoses. Yet in recovery circles, there’s resistance. LYNNWOOD — At the clean-and-sober house on Larch Way, there’s no heroin allowed.

My passion for addiction medicine began during a nursing school rotation at an addiction treatment center. Over time, I found myself particularly drawn to those balancing demanding careers and those ...

As a psychiatric provider, with over 12 years of experience in behavioral health, I offer a confident, compassionate, and detail-oriented approach to psychiatric care for children and adults. My ...

A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries — and the painkillers that follow — could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids.

Doctors and advocates are concerned a federal proposal to roll back a pandemic policy allowing remote prescribing of a common opioid substitute medicine could jeopardize those recovering from ...

In the face of the alarming number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., there have been national efforts to increase emergency clinician prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat ...

New York State has won more than $2 billion from settlements with companies involved in manufacturing, distributing and selling opioids. Suffolk County, where I practice medicine, has already received ...

Seattle will be the first city in the nation with first responders allowed to administer Buprenorphine — a medication that treats opioid use disorder — while in the field responding to a crisis. This ...