Pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prevention of opioid-related overdose are prescribed 80% more often to White patients, compared to Black patients, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on May...
Only 1 in 4 (24.4%) residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers across the US provide buprenorphine treatment, the “gold standard” for opioid use disorder (OUD), according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on...
Appropriation of Opioid Settlement Funds The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General and many other Attorneys General have settled lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in contributing to the devastation caused by the...
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