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Learn about the new guidelines practitioners must meet to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder after the elimination of the X-Waiver program.

What buprenorphine medications have you been taking? Find out what different Bupe tablets and films look like with this helpful guide.

Discover the dangers of carfentanil - a synthetic opioid that is more potent than fentanyl. Learn about exposure symptoms and proper response.

Understand the challenges of how opioid use disorder was treated in the past and discover how telemedicine has helped change & improve the treatment process.

Understand how opioids affect diabetes and why people with diabetes are at higher risk of opioid misuse.

Discover safe treatment options for opioid use disorder (OUD) during & post pregnancy, including medication-assisted treatment and individualized care.

From logistical hurdles to financial barriers, societal judgment, and pregnancy-related concerns, learn about the challenges women face with substance use treatment.

Understand the signs and symptoms of ketamine addiction and the potential risks associated with its misuse.

Here’s what you need to know about the challenges of making naloxone widely available and where we’re headed in light of the FDA’s recent OTC approval.

MAT with Suboxone is the best treatment for opioid addiction. Follow our step-by-step guide to ensure that you are getting the most out of your medication.

Discover 5 misconceptions about fentanyl that are hindering progress in the opioid crisis and learn what we should be talking about instead.

Discover the health concern of xylazine wounds in opioid users and how these side effects can affect & complicate opioid treatments.

Mothers struggling with opioid addiction are often criticized and told to quit “cold turkey”. Learn about how MAT is a better approach for pregnant women.

Keep up with the latest news on laws regarding fentanyl to find out what state and federal legislators are - and aren’t - doing to keep people safe.

The DEA has proposed a change to the rules around telemedicine. Here is what you need to know about this proposal and what Ophelia is doing to fight against it.

Discover why xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is so dangerous on the illicit drug market, its side effects, challenges with misuse, & harm reduction measures.

Learn about the long-term effects of opioid use disorder (OUD) on heart health. Find answers and treatment options to put your cardiovascular health first.

Discover the benefits and risks of Zubsolv®, a medication used to treat opioid addiction that has the same ingredients as Suboxone®. Learn how the two compare.

Learn about tapering off, a gradual reduction of drug use, as a safer approach to stopping substance use disorders compared to quitting cold turkey.

Find out how most people obtain prescription opioids, why opioid prescription misuse is so common, and how to effectively treat opioid use disorder.

Fentanyl is all over the news, but are the headlines missing something? Read about 6 common fentanyl myths and the truth behind them here.

Discover the facts about oxycodone's half-life, detection times in blood, urine, saliva & hair, and how to clear this commonly abused opioid from the body.

Most people think fentanyl is only used accidentally when laced with other drugs. Learn more about fentanyl addiction from Ophelia’s Chief Medical Officer.

Discover the financial realities of rehab for opioid addiction: from the cost of rehab treatment to the hidden costs of opioid use disorder.

Hundreds of Americans are dying every day from a treatable medical disorder. In the way of treatment stands a myth called “rehab,” long dispelled by clinical data. We must give this data its voice at last.