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opioid use disorder

Pain and Addiction

The opioid addiction crisis has caused an unintended problem: chronic pain patients chronically under-prescribed.

Addiction Treatment in Jail Cuts Recidivism in Half

Medicine-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder pays big dividends by lowering recidivism rates.

Executive Order Allows Research on Ibogaine and Other Psychedelic Drugs

The government is fast-tracking research into psychedelic drugs that could improve the mental health of veterans.

New Gene Therapy Offers Pain Management Without Opiates

Research on mice has found a switch that regulates pain management without leading to addiction.

Juneau, Alaska, Offers State-Of-The-Art Addiction Treatment

Six months after Juneau, Alaska, broke ground on housing for addiction treatment, the inexpensive units are up and running.

Do GLP-1 Drugs Work By Reducing Displacement?

Clinical trials and anecdotal evidence point to GLP-1 drugs as displacement reducers.