opioid addiction
January 24, 2019
Researcher Asks Why Some Abandon Treatment for Prescription Opioid Addiction
It would seem counterintuitive for a patient to undergo weeks of treatment, then at a critical moment abandon it and potentially succumb to disease. Yet, many people battling opioid addiction go through exactly that pattern of progress and relapse, oftentimes more than once. Patricia Wright, Ph.D., RN, an assistant professor and researcher in the UAMS…
November 27, 2018
UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries Highlights Collaboration, Variety of Approaches in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
A variety of solutions with which to attack the ongoing national opioid epidemic took center stage at the 22nd Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held Nov. 14 in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
May 11, 2018
UAMS, DHS Launch Free Consultation Service for Health Care Providers Treating Opioid-Addicted Patients
May 11, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) today launched a free one-on-one consultation service for health care providers treating patients diagnosed with opioid addiction. These providers can call the Medication-Assisted Treatment Recovery Initiative for Arkansas Rural Communities (MATRIARC) hotline for advice on a…
January 20, 2015
Research Aimed at Treating Opioid Withdrawal
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are recruiting people for a study in hopes of finding a solution to the distressing withdrawals suffered by opioid addicts going through detoxification.