OHSU experts carefully examine pain management options for patients, look for alternatives to opioids. (Getty Images)

Despite the medical profession’s growing acceptance of the need for medications for addiction treatment for people suffering from opioid use disorder, a study conducted by clinician-scientists at OHSU found that insurance rules increasingly limited the use of buprenorphine among Medicare beneficiaries between 2007 and 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Despite the medical profession’s growing acceptance of the need for medications for addiction treatment for people suffering from opioid use disorder, a study conducted by clinician-scientists at OHSU found that insurance rules increasingly limited the use of buprenorphine among Medicare beneficiaries between 2007 and 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

The OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center (CPC) offers Medical Acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain. Medical Acupuncture is the term used to describe acupuncture performed by a doctor trained and licensed in Western Medicine who has also had thorough training in acupuncture as a specialty practice. (OHSU)

OHSU dental resident Gianncarlo Cruz, D.D.S., demonstrates how dental professionals discuss safe pain management with patients on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at the OHSU School of Dentistry in Portland. OHSU works to ensure health care professionals have the tools and foster the compassion to help patients in pain. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Jedd Audry, M.D., a fellow in pain medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, discusses pain management in an exam room in the OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center on Jan. 16, 2025. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Jedd Audry, M.D., a fellow in pain medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, discusses pain management in an exam room in the OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center on Jan. 16, 2025. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)