FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) The U.S. opioid crisis led to changes that make it easier for people struggling with addiction to get medication from a health care
The U.S. opioid crisis led to changes that make it easier for people struggling with addiction to get medication to help them quit. But researchers found that for some reason, rates of medication use haven't budged.
Treating opioid addiction should be much easier now than it was a few years ago, thanks to pandemic-era rule changes that aim to improve access to buprenorphine, a medicine proven to help in recovery.