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Despite widespread news coverage, extensive research, and effective treatments, opioid addiction is reaching new heights—not only in the U.S., but in many parts of the world. According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2014about 1.9 million people in the U.S. had substance use disorders related to opioid prescription pain relievers. This was up from … [Read more...] about Opioid Addiction: A Review of Long-Term Patterns and Consequences

Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) can do “all the heavy lifting” when it comes to counseling and wraparound services for patients with opioid use disorders (OUDs), and can expand access to care and treatment in the community by collaborating with primary care prescribers, according to Kenneth B. Stoller, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns … [Read more...] about OTPs Can Help Support Primary Care Buprenorphine Prescribers