The number of opioid treatment programs in the United States increased by 39 percent from 2003 to 2016, according to figures in a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Over the same period, the numbe…

Trends in the Use of Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Extended-release Naltrexone at Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: 2003-2015 (Update). Alderks, C.E., Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to encourage widespread use among opioid addicts of less harmful opioid drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine, a radical shift in policy that could draw opposition from those in the addiction field who…

The success of Hong Kong's methadone treatment program has been held up as a bright spot in Asia, where aggressive drug policies continue to prevail in places such as the Philippines and Indonesia. (Standard, Hong Kong, 20.10.2017) http://www.thest…

Robert G. Newman: Globally Informed, Locally Responsive - Hong Kong’s Common-Sense Approach to Expanding Methadone Treatment Robert G. Newman, MD 2017, Global Drug Policy Program, Open Society Foundation https://www.opensocietyfoundations.o…

Evaluation of a community-based integrated heroin addiction treatment model in Chinese patients. Zhang HH, Tan LX, Hao W, Deng QJ. Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 27;8(33):54046-54053. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.18681. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…