A new study finds buprenorphine is prescribed to fewer than half of Americans treated for opioid addiction.

The overdose death rate among adults 65 and older doubled over the course of a decade, according to a new report from UnitedHealth Group.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is funding research to develop a wearable opioid overdose detection patch, HealthDay reports. The patch would be able to deliver the opioid overdose antidote naloxone.

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