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Alternative Medicine Magazine
1 month ago
Alternative medicine

Using Physical Therapy to Help Overcome Addiction

Physical therapy is crucial in addressing physical health issues and managing addiction symptoms during opioid addiction recovery. [ more ]
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www.mcall.com
1 month ago
Medicine

Virtual medicine: How has telehealth improved the lives of people with substance disorders?

Virtual telemedicine services like Ophelia are making a positive impact on individuals battling opioid addiction. [ more ]
Kqed
3 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Promotes Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder Amid Overdose Epidemic | KQED

San Francisco's overdose death rates remain steady in early 2024 compared to 2023.
City health officials in San Francisco are expanding contingency management programs for drug use. [ more ]
www.mcall.com
1 month ago
Medicine

Virtual medicine: How has telehealth improved the lives of people with substance disorders?

Virtual telemedicine services like Ophelia are making a positive impact on individuals battling opioid addiction. [ more ]
Kqed
3 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Promotes Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder Amid Overdose Epidemic | KQED

San Francisco's overdose death rates remain steady in early 2024 compared to 2023.
City health officials in San Francisco are expanding contingency management programs for drug use. [ more ]
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Kqed
1 month ago
Medicine

Few Pharmacies Carry This Key Opioid-Addiction Treatment. San Francisco Wants To Change That | KQED

Less than half of San Francisco pharmacies supply buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment, highlighting the issue of limited access to crucial medications. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

California Senate leader opposes Prop. 47 changes. Here's how he wants to tackle retail theft

Support for tools targeting organized retail theft and opioid addiction without altering Proposition 47.
California's Senate leader Mike McGuire opposes changes to Prop. 47, aligning with Governor Newsom. [ more ]
www.npr.org
5 months ago
Medicine

With opioid deaths soaring, Biden administration will widen access to methadone

The Biden administration has published new federal rules for methadone treatment aimed at widening access for more patients.
The revised rules allow patients to receive more take-home doses, receive care more frequently through telehealth consultations, and allow nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to order medication. [ more ]
Portland Monthly
5 months ago
Health

Enrolling a Teen in Rehab? That'll be $28,731, Up Front

Oregon Health and Science University researchers found that families of teenagers with opioid addiction can expect to spend $26,000 per month on treatment, with an upfront fee of $28,731 for self-paying customers.
For-profit treatment centers have more available beds, but they average triple the price of nonprofit facilities. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 days ago
Business

Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court rejected liability protections for Purdue Pharma's owners, jeopardizing the settlement and release of funds crucial for combating opioid addiction. [ more ]
Kqed
1 week ago
Medicine

San Francisco Attributes Lower Drug Deaths to 'Microdosing' Addiction Medication | KQED

Effective microdosing buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction in San Francisco. [ more ]
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