Harvard to offer free online class on the opioid crisis
Harvard is launching a free online course designed to educate people about the opioid epidemic in the US. Instructors will cover the medical basics, such as how opioids are used to treat pain and how pathways in the brain can play a part in addiction. They’ll also touch on the epidemic’s legal aspects — including […]
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Adolescents in Specialty Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
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HCV Treatment Is Effective Among People with Drug Use and/or Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment
Many insurance payers in the US restrict access to direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection if patients have illicit substance use or are receiving opioid agonist treatment (OAT). Three phase 3 multi-center trials (the “ION” trials) evaluated the efficacy and safety of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir ± ribavirin in patients with chronic genotype 1 HCV […]
