A new study finds that 43 percent of American counties do not have a doctor credentialed to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug used in the treatment of heroin and other opioid addictions. Buprenorphine is an opioid-based medication that doctors prescribe to control withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from an addiction to heroin or other powerful opioid … Continue reading Access to Buprenorphine Treatment Hit or Miss, Study Finds