FDA approves first generic versions of Suboxone sublingual film, which may increase access to treatment for opioid dependence Agency is taking additional steps to advance the development of new FDA-approved treatments for opioid dependence and encourage their more widespread use

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https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm610807.htm?utm_campaign=06142018_PR_Suboxone%20sublingual%20film&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua June 14, 2018 Release The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic...

She paid nothing for opioid painkillers. Her addiction treatment costs more than $200 a month. Some health insurers’ policies are keeping addiction treatment out of the hands of patients — in the middle of an opioid epidemic.

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https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/6/4/17388756/opioid-epidemic-health-insurance-buprenorphine By German Lopez Mandy’s recovery from opioid addiction, in photos. Photos by Mandy; collage by Javier Zarracina/Vox Mandy has now been in recovery from her opioid...

Portland doctor on front lines of heroin crisis publishes poetry book Dr. Mary Dowd says poems are born of grief, a feeling she knows well as a caregiver for hundreds of Mainers who struggle with addiction.

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Portland doctor on front lines of heroin crisis publishes poetry book BY JOE LAWLORSTAFF WRITER Dr. Mary Dowd of Yarmouth has published “The Heroin Diaries,” a book of 72 poems she wrote about her experiences from over a decade of treating people with...