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MDs Facing ‘Substantial’ Abuse From Patients Seeking Prescription Painkillers, Study Finds
MDs facing ‘substantial’ abuse from patients seeking prescription painkillers, study finds
Family doctors are experiencing “substantial” abuse by patients seeking powerful narcotic painkillers and other controlled drugs, new Canadian research shows. Overall, about half of family physicians surveyed during a continuing medical education course at Dalhousie University in Halifax had experienced […]
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Prescription drugs readily available to street addicts
Finding pharmaceuticals for sale is just as easy as walking down to the open-air drug markets on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, according to one addict. “Everything from Extra Strength Tylenol to methadone, every Oxy you can find, every benzo, like Valium, Rivotril, Dilaudid, Dexetrine,” said Laura Shaver, who’s on a methadone maintenance program for heroin addiction.
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Officials discuss state drug crisis
CHARLESTON — Local and federal authorities gathered on Wednesday to discuss solutions to an old problem that's recently resurfaced — heroin addiction.
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Counterpoint: Addiction Is Complex, and So Is Treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment
Minneapolis Star Tribune Mark Willenbring's commentary on the use of methadone to treat opiate addiction (“Filling an addiction treatment gap,” Feb. 24) raises a number of points I'd like to address as a heroin addict in long-term abstinence-based recovery (42 years) and as … |
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Prescription drugs readily available to addicts on the street – The Province
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Prescription drugs readily available to addicts on the street
The Province “Everything from Extra Strength Tylenol to methadone, every Oxy you can find, every benzo, like Valium, Rivertril, Dilaudid, Dexetrine,” said Laura Shaver, who's on a methadone maintenance program for heroin addiction. “If I wanted to buy drugs, I … |
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Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Both buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) are associated with improved outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorders, according to results of 2 separate literature reviews. MMT should be a covered …
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Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet? – Medscape
Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet? – Medscape
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Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Medscape Both buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) are associated with improved outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorders, according to results of 2 separate literature reviews. MMT should be a covered … |
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Drug sales through social media foiled – Arab News
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Drug sales through social media foiled
Arab News … addiction under one roof to review recent medications and discuss modern methods in treating addiction. Participants will also discuss the competency of drugs such as methadone and bioprofen, and the safety of sapeixon in the treatment of drug … |
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Mother speaks out after girls placed in two different abusive homes – myfox8.com
Report: State Found Violations at Methadone Clinic – Greenwich Time
Report: State found violations at methadone clinic – Greenwich Time
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Report: State found violations at methadone clinic
Greenwich Time WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Bridgeport company that wants to open a methadone clinic in Waterbury has an extensive record of violations with the state Department of Public Health. The Republican-American reports (http://bit.ly/1grvgAt ) that in dozens … |
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Maine Voices For Recovery- Melissa — Public Service Announcement. Successful treatment of opiate addiction with methadone maintenance treatment.
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Addiction Led to Cycle of Homelessness for Red Deer Man
Addiction led to cycle of homelessness for Red Deer man
An addiction he admits he will never shake led a Red Deer man through a troubled, grim life, living on the streets or on a mat at a homeless shelter for the better part of his adult life.
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Methadone Maintenance — Methadone maintenance continues to be a controversial issue. Dr. Zona responds to a caller on the issue. KCAA radio, October 13, 2009.
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