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Contrary to expectations, the risk for relapses, overdoses and deaths related to substance use disorder didn’t increase after a large-scale prison release in New Jersey, according to a Rutgers study.
Reforms to New Jersey's Medicaid program successfully spurred ongoing increases in buprenorphine prescriptions for the treatment of opioid addiction, according to a Rutgers analysis.
Rutgers study shows a higher number of caregivers prescribing buprenorphine.
The regulation adopted in 2017 limits initial opioid pain prescriptions to 5 days but the total number of opioid prescriptions written hasn’t really dropped
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While many opioid policies in New Jersey have worked to combat misuse of the drugs, one that limited the length of prescriptions did