Opiates, a Love Story
Opiates, a love story
But the methadone soon ran out, and he spent 17 excruciating days in withdrawal. “It's like having the worst flu of your life,” he said. “I was bleeding out of every orifice. I barely slept those 17 days, and when I did, I had terrible nightmares. When …
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Opioid-addicted patients aren't from Mars
I work in a methadone clinic with people who are “opioid dependent,” as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). … This may be marked by vomiting, nausea and other symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
The Glastonbury location recently started offering a new medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction known as buprenorphine or Suboxone treatment. The medication helps to prevent sickness from opioid withdrawal. Unlike methadone, Allen said …
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