Tag: buprenorphine

  • A roadblock is gone and now what?

    A roadblock is gone and now what?

    A US lawmaker has proposed a bill that would remove the special DEA waiver that doctors must apply for to prescribe buprenorphine (a medication that helps reduce the craving for opioids). The bill aims to educate health care practitioners about medications for opioid use disorder. It would provide responsibility to the Substance Abuse and Mental…