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Drug Methadone: Methadone Therapies Reduce HIV Transmission Risk
A new study provides solid evidence of a link between methadone treatments and a reduced risk of HIV trasmission in people who inject drugs. The international team of researchers write about their findings in the 4 October online issue of the BMJ. A big risk factor for spreading HIV and AIDS is use of injection drugs. Estimates suggest 5 to 10% of HIV infections worldwide are because of …
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Drug Methadone: Prescription Drug Abuse Bigger Problem Than Illegal Drugs
When 23-year-old Jaclyn Kinkade overdosed on drugs in 2010 it wasn't heroine or another illegal substance that claimed her life–instead, Jaclyn was one of many victims of America's number one drug problem, prescription drugs . Jaclyn, who was a doctor's office assistant and part-time model, got her drugs, which include oxycodone and methadone, legally from Walgreen's and CVS. The U.S. spends …
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Drug Methadone: After Methadone Mix-Up, Pharmacy Settles Suit
by Ned Oliver There's a long list of medications used to treat attention deficit disorder in children. Methadone, a high-powered opiate typically given to recovering heroin addicts, isn't one of them.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Drug Methadone: Drug users 'need better treatment'
Opiate-replacement drugs such as methadone must not be the only treatment available to drug users, the Legal Affairs Minister has said.
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