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Fentanyl and its close cousins are at the root of spikes in drug overdose deaths in the US, with recent federal data reporting an exponential rise among those over age 65. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at Johns …

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Opioid related overdose deaths are at record highs, with the rate of such deaths in those aged 65 or older going up rapidly, the most recent federal data find. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, says …

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If you’re taking methadone to help you overcome an opioid use disorder, it may involve a daily trip to a clinic to get your dose. Now temporary federal guidelines to ease that burden during Covid may become permanent as states …

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Opioid addiction rules people’s lives, yet so does undergoing a lot of treatment for it, including things like having to show up at a clinic daily to get your medicine. Now federal guidelines developed to ease treatment barriers during Covid …

People can take home doses of their medication for opioid use disorder under federal rules about to become permanent, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Making federal guidelines for treatment of people with opioid use disorder that were crafted in response to the pandemic permanent will have both upsides and downsides, though mostly up. That’s according to Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at …

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Reducing barriers to treatment of opioid use disorder was just one initiative undertaken by the federal government as the Covid-19 pandemic began that aimed to protect the health and lives of many. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at …

Some changes to helping people with opioid use disorder during Covid will become permanent, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »