Treating opioid addiction with Suboxone is easier. Will doctors get on board? : Shots
Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine…
Inside Denmark’s opioid crisis: Teens as young as 12 hooked on tramadol, ‘oxy’ and other painkillers
When Marcus tried out “oxy” – brief for oxycodone – for the first time at age 15, he was hooked by the emotion of euphoria it brought him. 4 years…
Nearly $1 million going to help Cumberland County with opioid recovery
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Cumberland County officers are outlining budget plans for practically $1 million to boost opioid restoration. The county is collaborating with community and state businesses supporting addicts…
AI can help design drugs to treat opioid addiction
To support people with opioid dependancy, US scientists are turning to AI to generate and optimise possible new drugs. By getting medicines that inhibit the kappa-opioid receptor, Leslie Salas Estrada,…
Delayed opioid settlement funds strain nonprofits
By Taylor Knopf In October, a new clinic offering opioid addiction treatment opened in Guilford County. Patients get connected to the clinic by the post-overdose response team at an organization…






