Mindfulness could help women with opioid use disorder better control drug urges

A Rutgers pilot study sheds light on how mindfulness could prevent relapse in opioid-dependent women. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)—a behavioral intervention that integrates training in mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies and savoring of natural rewards—could hold the key to mitigating relapse in women undergoing medically assisted opioid use disorder treatment, a Rutgers study found.