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New Study Gives Hope for Opioid Dependents Receiving Methadone, Buprenorphine Treatment
New evidence shows that patients with opioid use disorder who are receiving medication-assisted treatment are less likely to be arrested or incarcerated. The new research, championed by Elizabeth Evans, Ph.D.,…
Methadone Treatment Centers are Integral, but Not All are Created Equal
Dr. Elizabeth C. Henderson, a psychiatrist in Hickory, Mississippi, recently penned an opinion column in The Meridian Star entitled, “Guest View: Why Does Meridian Need a Methadone Clinic?” Henderson details…
New Season Team Supports Nationwide Day for Proper Medication Disposal
New Season employee Lakrystal Love participated in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27 in Meridian, Mississippi. Love is the program director at the Meridian Treatment Center, marking…
Don’t Be the Dealer: National Drug Take-Back Day
Saturday, April 27 marks this year’s National Drug Take-Back Day. For people battling opioid use disorder, the day signifies much more than a safe disposal of unused or expired medication….
Patients Receiving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Share their Views
Everyday in the U.S., more than 100 people die of an overdose from heroin or illegal use of prescription painkillers. These people were once athletes, teachers, students, employees, wives, husbands,…
To Deregulate or Not? Addiction Experts Grapple with Who Can Prescribe Buprenorphine
Nearly all Americans can agree that the opioid epidemic is a public health crisis. Most can agree that medication-assisted treatment is a viable solution to help mitigate the opioid epidemic….
How a U.S. Town Solved Their Opioid Problem
A problem too great to solve, some say. Not for the people of Little Falls, Minn., who have been credited with solving their community’s plaguing opioid misuse. An in-depth article…
Trends and Trajectory of the Opioid Crisis
Deaths linked to synthetic opioids now outpace heroin deaths, which suggests that synthetic opiates such as fentanyl have contaminated other illegal drugs, as cited in a recent investigation published in…
Opioid Crisis Affecting African Americans at a Climbing Rate
In captivating coverage from NBC News, Jacob Soboroff reports that the opioid crisis is affecting African Americans at an increasing rate due to the influx of fentanyl to urban areas…
Opioid Addiction: 10 Straight-Up Facts
Data tells us that everyone knows someone who is misusing prescription painkillers or abusing heroin. The reach is wide. The stats are alarming. The effects are devastating. Here are 10…