Drug Abuse Methadone: Causes of Increase in Opioid Deaths Probed – MedPage Today

Drug Abuse Methadone: Causes of Increase in Opioid Deaths Probed – MedPage Today

Causes of Increase in Opioid Deaths Probed
MedPage Today
The deaths may also be attributable to patient nonadherence — especially if they are mixing methadone with alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other painkillers, which significantly increases the risk of death — as well as comorbid substance use disorders.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Methadone clinics = Harm Reduction – Northumberland Today

Methadone clinics = Harm Reduction
Northumberland Today
Research has also shown that life expectancy, health and vocational and educational achievement are much improved while substance abuse and criminal activity are greatly reduced for patients in methadone maintenance treatment.

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Drug policy – the case for realism
Governments acting on behalf of society have deemed the production, distribution and consumption of (some!) drugs to be unacceptable and the subject of criminal law. Add to this strong policing and public campaigns to discourage use and we have the “War on Drugs”.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Preventing prescription drug abuse
As misuse of prescription drugs continues to be a troubling trend throughout Michigan and the nation, with the support of the Michigan Department of Community Health, a northern Michigan agency is launching a public awareness campaign to help stem the problem.
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