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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America
US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Voice of America Therapeutic drugs to treat prescription drug abuse include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. Methadone has for years been widely administered at heroin clinics in the U.S.; buprenorphine can be prescribed by qualifying doctors, and naltrexone is … |
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … |
Oregon State Medical Examiner Released 2013 Drug-Related Death Stats
Oregon State Medical Examiner released 2013 drug-related death stats
Oregon — Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson released 2013 drug-related death statistics reflecting one fewer death from last year and a near 7 percent drop from 2012 when deaths reached their highest level since 2000. Preliminary drug-related death statistics showed the lowest number of Cocaine-related deaths and highest number of Methamphetamine-related deaths since 2000. Drug …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling …
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Zohydro: Ticking Time Bomb?
Zohydro: Ticking Time Bomb?
FDA-approved Zohydro is raising red flags in medical circles and consumer protection groups.
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Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … |
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my … |
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Zohydro: Ticking Time Bomb? – Daily Beast
The War on Drugs Faces New Threat: Heroin
The war on drugs faces new threat: heroin
He found the heroin pipe near the children’s swingset.
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Couple enter plea in infant's death
PHILIPPI – A Belington couple accused of feeding their 23-month-old child methadone – the substance that allegedly caused the infant's death – entered guilty pleas in Barbour County Circuit Court Tuesday.
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DEA Drug Take-Back Collection Site Locator Now Available
DEA Drug Take-Back Collection Site Locator Now Available
1.3 million emergency department visits in 2010 were related to prescription drug misuse or abuse. Approximately 50 percent of teens believe prescription drug abuse is safer than abusing street drugs and …
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Grand jury charges 12 in pill ring; Knox County probe ‘significant’
A Knox County grand jury this week indicted a dozen people who investigators say were part of a pill-trafficking ring that moved prescription drugs from Florida to Ohio. The indictments include five people from Columbus and a Mount Vernon man who detectives think organized the drug ring.
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