Most Medicare patients with opioid use disorder do not receive recommended treatment.| Legal Reader
By Rachel Crumpler In 2024, more than 3,000 North Carolinians are estimated to have died from opioid overdose. Since 2000, more than 41,500 people have died from overdoses. Even as the overdose death rate slowed slightly in the past year, state health officials are still looking for ways to expand access to medications for opioid […] The post NC turns to mobile clinics to expand substance use treatment appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
What the BUPE Act Means for Better Addiction Treatment Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced in early October the introduction of a bill known as the Broadening Utilization of Proven and Effective Treatment for Recovery, or BUPE Act. The BUPE Act is a powerful legislative tool that can improve The post What is the BUPE Act? appeared first on Addiction Programs.| Addiction Programs
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is the recommended first line treatment for adolescents with opioid use disorder (OUD), the chronic use of opioids and/or synthetic opioids that causes clinically significant distress or impairment.| Pediatrics Nationwide
Several N.C. communities use the program to reduce repeat ER visits, tackle rising opioid overdoses, and address other routine care.| North Carolina Health News