researchbuprenorphinematBronx Hospitals Screened 9,140 Patients for Addiction Care. 23 Started Treatment.Two Bronx teaching hospitals built an algorithm to find hospitalized patients who could benefit from buprenorphine. Over two years it flagged 9,140 records and 23 people started the medication — a 5 percent yield that shows how much of hospital addiction care still rests on manual chart review and patient willingness.October 8, 20267 min read
researchmatbuprenorphineOnly 3% of Young Patients Stay on Addiction MedicationEight years of national Medicaid claims show where young people with opioid use disorder drop out of care: half never start treatment, most never receive medication, and fewer than one in 30 is still taking it six months later. The findings arrive as New York, home to one of the country's largest Medicaid programs, prepares for federal changes that could push more patients out of care.October 5, 20267 min read
newsmatbuprenorphineNew York County Jail Runs $866,000 Short on Opioid Treatment FundingSt. Lawrence County allocated nearly $900,000 for state-mandated jail MAT programs this year. New state aid figures show the county received less than one-fifth of what the program costs to run.August 27, 20266 min read
researchtreatmentmatYale Study Establishes First Expert Consensus on Hospital Addiction Treatment in the Fentanyl EraYale researchers used the Delphi method to develop clinical consensus on hospital-initiated medications for opioid use disorder, addressing rapid methadone protocols and high-dose buprenorphine strategies for patients using high-potency synthetic opioids.May 15, 20266 min read
telehealthbuprenorphineopioidFederal Rule Lets Doctors Prescribe Addiction Medication Over Video Calls Through End of 2026Federal agencies extended telehealth flexibilities for prescribing buprenorphine—a medication to treat opioid use disorder—through the end of 2026, allowing New Yorkers to access addiction treatment remotely without an initial office visit.March 2, 20264 min read
