buprenorphine /tags/buprenorphine buprenorphine en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:28:23 GMT U.S. Sen Heinrich introduces legislation to increase access to opioid treatment medication /Heinrich-introduces-law-for-buprenorphine-subuxone-access The opioid crisis continues in the U.S., despite a recent decline in overdose deaths, and medically assisted treatment has proven to be one of the best ways to treat opioid use disorder. Now, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich has introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for patients to get one of these medications, buprenorphine. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:28:23 GMT /Heinrich-introduces-law-for-buprenorphine-subuxone-access Daniel Montaño Incarcerated people are one step closer to access of an opioid use disorder medication /local-news/2024-03-08/incarcerated-people-are-one-step-closer-to-access-of-an-opioid-use-disorder-medication Incarcerated people in the state’s custody are a step closer to being able to receive a medication for opioid use disorder. That’s because of a recent settlement in federal court.The settlement will require the state to provide access to the prescription medication to people already taking it before entering prison. Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:37:50 GMT /local-news/2024-03-08/incarcerated-people-are-one-step-closer-to-access-of-an-opioid-use-disorder-medication Megan Myscofski NM Senator leads call for DEA to make opioid addiction medication easier to access /local-news/2023-05-05/nm-senator-leads-call-for-dea-to-make-opioid-addiction-medication-easier-to-access New Mexico’s senior U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is leading a bipartisan call for the Drug Enforcement Administration to make the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine more accessible. In a letter to the agency this week, the group of senators argue the DEA needs to be more transparent about its policies. Fri, 05 May 2023 23:39:04 GMT /local-news/2023-05-05/nm-senator-leads-call-for-dea-to-make-opioid-addiction-medication-easier-to-access Nash Jones Nearly Half Of N.M. Hospitals Lack Medication For Opioid Addiction /local-news/2021-09-01/nearly-half-of-n-m-hospitals-lack-medication-for-opioid-addiction As overdose deaths in New Mexico have surged during the pandemic, recent research shows a searing gap in treatment available for Opioid Use Disorder at… Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:40:51 GMT /local-news/2021-09-01/nearly-half-of-n-m-hospitals-lack-medication-for-opioid-addiction Nash Jones As Congress Mulls Opioid Legislation, Rural New Mexico Hopes For Help /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-08/as-congress-mulls-opioid-legislation-rural-new-mexico-hopes-for-help Congress is considering legislation that will make it easier to treat people for opioid addiction. And doctors in Rio Arriba County—an area hard-hit by… Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:05:45 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-08/as-congress-mulls-opioid-legislation-rural-new-mexico-hopes-for-help Ed Williams