A Suboxone treatment plan may be a step closer for those who want treatment for opioid addiction in Texas. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on April 20, 2017 that Texas will receive a $27 million grant to fight opioid addiction. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) made the following statement about opioid addiction: “Families across Texas have had their lives destroyed by ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment and Confidentiality
Most people are relieved to know that when they participate in medication-assisted treatment (MAT), their privacy is protected by strict federal guidelines. People who work in substance abuse treatment centers work with regulations that are stricter than the ones that protect your regular medical records. The guidelines that protect you in medication-assisted treatment are always referred to as 42 ...
The Naloxone Battle: Help for Heroin Abuse in Georgia
It’s difficult to think that people suffering from heroin abuse in Georgia would be part of a political battle, isn’t it? Yet at a time when the epidemic of opiate addiction has skyrocketed beyond belief, when the numbers of people addicted to heroin have doubled between 2011 and 2013, state governments are challenging pharmaceutical companies for inflating the price of naloxone. Battle Lines Are ...
