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FDA wants more medication-assisted treatment

This month, the Food and Drug Administration plans to issue a draft of new guidelines to expand the use of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. One new measure will be considering for FDA approval drugs that do not “cure” addiction, but help relieve symptoms such as cravings, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar […]
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Researchers will test two-drug combination to treat meth addiction

Researchers in South Carolina are setting up a Phase III clinical trial to test the safety and effectiveness of two FDA-approved drugs, bupropion and naltrexone, in treating methamphetamine addiction. Bupropion is sold as Wellbutrin to treat depression and Zyban to treat nicotine addiction; naltrexone, is an opiate-blocker which is sold as Vivitrol, to treat addiction. […]
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FDA approves new monthly medication for addiction

People who are receiving medication-assisted treatment for opiate addiction now have a new option. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first, once-monthly injectable buprenorphine formulation for opioid use disorder. Sublocade is expected to be available in the United States in the first quarter of 2018, the company says. Developed by Richmond, […]
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Canadian alcoholism clinic claims success with naltrexone method

A new, Canadian-based company that treats alcoholics using a controlled-drinking, medication-assisted model plans to open its third clinic on December 11 in Calgary, Alberta. Using a Finnish treatment which employs the drug naltrexone to block the pleasurable effects of alcohol, Vancouver-based Alavida claims a success rate of 78 percent. An opioid antagonist which blocks the […]
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Study: only one in four addicted teens, young adults getting treatment

As opioid use disorder (OUD) has continued to increase across the United States, only one in four young adults and teenagers with OUD have received treatment, according to a new Boston Medical Center (BMC) study published online in JAMA Pediatrics. One of the benefits of buprenorphine and naltrexone, two relatively new medications that can help […]
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