Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction … – Medscape

Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction … – Medscape

Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction
Medscape
In 2012, nearly 5 million people older than 12 years were reported to be nonmedical users of pain medications in the United States. Effective and predictable long-term treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), including addiction, is a major focus for

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Drug policy – The Economist

Drug policy
The Economist
Many governments have decriminalised personal use and provided free therapy programmes, using drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine that block heroin's high. Two other proven ways to reduce harm, however, are more politically controversial: 

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A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
Wisconsin State Journal
It works by blocking the brain's receptors for those drugs: Rather than satisfying the appetite for opiates, as medications such as methadone and Suboxone do, it renders opiates ineffective. As prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction become more 

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