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Study reveals treatment for opioid use disorder varies widely among states
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite a national opioid overdose epidemic supercharged by an increase in illegal fentanyl, new research from Oregon Health & Science University indicates significant disparities in properly treating opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients.
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Study reveals how artificial intelligence can help treat opioid addiction
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Around 80,000 Americans die from overdoses each year, and almost three million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder. Opioid medications that bind to opioid receptors include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine.
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Study offers first proof of connection between chronic pain and opioid use
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Columbus [Ohio], July 11 (ANI): Scientists have long suspected a link between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, but the brain processes that link OUD and chronic pain remain unknown. Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine and the Un
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Therapy can support medication treatment for opioid use disorder: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers.
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Physical therapy can help prevent, treat opioid use disorder: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): When one thinks of ways to treat opioid use disorder, they might think of methadone clinics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. People probably don't imagine stretches and strengthening exercises. However, a new study has shed light on how physical therapy can h
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New study examines addiction medicine treatment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): An assessment published this week in the journal The Lancet HIV provides new insight about an initiative to integrate treatment of opioid use disorder along with HIV in Vietnam.
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Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): Despite the national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a recent study shows that patients who received a medication to treat opioid use disorder while they were in the hospital were subsequently l
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Study finds treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): A new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalised patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they are discharged.
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Teens with opioid use disorder could benefit from treatment: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 11 (ANI): A study has revealed that adolescents with severe opioid use disorder can be treated with one of the three medications: methadone, buprenorphine (Subutex/Suboxone) or extended-release naltrexone (Vivitrol).
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Urine drug test crucial to curb opioid use disorder
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting, suggests a new study.
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Mindfulness-based intervention improves parenting, suggests study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 1 (ANI): According to a recent study, researchers found significant improvement in the quality of parenting among mothers who participated in a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based parenting intervention while also in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use d
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Medication treatment offers hope for pregnant women with opioid use disord
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): Medication for addiction treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine or methadone is an appropriate and accepted treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a new research.
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