Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and ...

Individuals receiving methadone had a lower risk of treatment discontinuation compared with those who received buprenorphine/naloxone. The risk of mortality while receiving treatment was similar ...

Communities Study (HCS) significantly increased community access to naloxone, a lifesaving medication that quickly reverses ...

More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows.Nearly ...

On a bustling Denver street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees of the education and advocacy nonprofit handed out free naloxone kits to ...

The rate of layperson-administered naloxone (LAN) increased from 2020 to 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 14 ...

Who should carry naloxone, the medicine that can save a life by quickly reversing an opioid overdose? "I think everyone should carry it," said Michael Currier, a recovery director for Building ...

More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who've overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before ...

More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More bystanders are stepping in to administer ...

A new study shows how the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical laypersons – or bystanders with little to no medical training – could be one factor contributing to this decline.