Flint buys an ambulance with opioid funds. Critics sound alarms
It's money intended for drug treatment, prevention and recovery. But Flint's mayor defends buying ambulances because some emergency calls 'involve overdoses.'
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It's money intended for drug treatment, prevention and recovery. But Flint's mayor defends buying ambulances because some emergency calls 'involve overdoses.'
But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none
Despite the numerous interventions made to combat opiate abuse, the lack of treatments for other drugs is making treatment more complicated.
Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.
Dr. Nic Helmstetter crab-walked down a steep, rain-slicked trail into a grove of maple and cottonwood trees to his destination: