Sentences with phrase «help for opioid addiction»

«Given the current state of the opioid overdose epidemic, it is critical that patients seeking help for opioid addiction have access to comprehensive treatment that includes highly effective medications whose effects may be enhanced with the provision of psychosocial interventions,» according to the report by Karen Dugosh, PhD, of Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, and colleagues

Not exact matches

Chrono is finalizing a patch that helps patients overcome nicotine addiction, and is making a similar patch for those addicted to opioids.

Large employers, which help provide the vast majority of Americans» private health insurance, paid for more than $ 2.6 billion worth of opioid addiction and overdose treatment services in 2016, KFF finds.

Opioid addiction has been an issue seized on by Senate Republicans, who have emphasized efforts to help and find treatment for those addicted — a stance that some have felt stands in stark contrast to the rhetoric surrounding drug epidemics in the 1980s.

Visit www.combatheroin.ny.gov for more information on addressing heroin and prescription opioid abuse, including a Kitchen Table Tool Kit to help start the conversation about the warning signs of addiction and where to get help.

«This comprehensive investment addresses each component of heroin and opioid addiction - prevention, treatment, and recovery - to help individuals and families break this cycle of misery, save lives and create a stronger, healthier state for all.»

For almost 18 months, the Gates to Recovery addiction services center has been helping those battling against opioid addiction.

State Senator Pat Gallivan, R - Elma, who helped lead the resistance to the move, has suggested in the past it could be used for patients dealing with opioid addiction.

As part of the state's broader effort to combat the rise in heroin and opioid addiction, the Family & Children's Association in Mineola will receive nearly $ 2 million to provide education, job training and help with healthcare and insurance for those struggling with addiction.

Among their priorities: local funding support to combat opioid drug addiction, state lobbying for tougher laws against drug dealers, greater education and outreach regarding drug addiction and prevention, and better assessment tools for health professionals and first responders to help those at risk of becoming addicts and those in danger of repeat overdoses.

TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY - Sen. Charles Schumer on Friday addressed the need for more support by the federal government to help communities struggling in the battle against Opioid Addiction.

Together with the other members of the Guideline Committee and the ASAM leadership, Drs. Kampman and Jarvis hope the information provided will help to make treatment more readily available for people with addiction involving opioid use, thus stemming the tide of overdose deaths.

One postdoc in Peterson's lab, for example, is using zebrafish to study opioid addiction, trying to identify genes that heighten drug - seeking behavior and thus could be useful targets for helping human addicts.

Naltrexone, a drug typically used in high doses as a treatment for narcotic opioid overdose and to help patients detox from narcotic addiction, is showing success in decreasing the body's set point when used as much lower doses.

In a filing Friday, lawyers for Jeffrey Pearlman asked a federal judge for the U.S. District Court in Connecticut to modify his bail conditions so that he can continue using marijuana that was prescribed to him by a New Jersey doctor to help him kick his opioid addiction.