How telehealth has improved the lives of people with substance disorders

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact checked reputable news agency proofread OK! by Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain × close Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From the driver’s seat of his parked truck, Lewis […]

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Virtual medicine: How has telehealth improved the lives of people with substance disorders? | Health

From the driver’s seat of his parked truck, Lewis recalls what it felt like to take opioids. He was prescribed Vicodin after getting his wisdom teeth removed at age 15, he says, which jumpstarted an addiction he’s battled for nearly two decades. (Lewis’ last name has been omitted for concerns regarding his medical privacy.) “I […]

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Effectiveness and safety of telehealth medication abortion in the USA

Ethics The CHAT study was approved by the University of California, San Francisco institutional review board (no. 20-32951) and registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (registration: NCT04432792). We used Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology guidelines to design and report the results of this study. All survey respondents provided consent to participate in the research. Data […]

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