Treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in opioid treatment programs (OTPs) was associated with a lower risk for COVID-19 diagnoses and COVID-related emergency department visits than office-based ...

On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a final rule updating the regulations regarding ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. —MATTERS, an innovative opioid treatment program that grew out of a University at Buffalo physician’s frustration with the limitations of care for patients who had overdosed, is ...

The number of U.S. opioid treatment programs acquired by private equity firms grew from five in 2011 to 358 by 2022. This study showed that private equity acquisition of opioid treatment programs did ...

MATTERS, an innovative opioid treatment program that grew out of a UB physician’s frustration with the limitations of care for patients who had overdosed, is expanding its services throughout New York ...

The acquisition of opioid treatment programs by private equity investors is a growing national trend, prompting questions about the potential to expand access to methadone, a medication that can cut ...

Opiate Detox programs may form part of a facility's Medication-Assisted Treatment program. For some addicts, the beginning of treatment is detoxification which is a controlled and medically supervised ...

Orange County’s Office for a Drug-Free Community leads efforts to curb opioid deaths through prevention education, enforcement, treatment and recovery. Credit: Orange County Government media gallery ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A petition with more than 2,100 signatures aims to prevent an opioid treatment program from setting up shop in Putnam County because it plans to include methadone. “We ...