Posts Tagged ‘opiate addicts’
Methadone Physicians: Understanding Opiate Detox
Opiates are outranked only by alcohol as humanity’s oldest and most persistent drug problem. Despite efforts of the legal and medical communities, more than one million people in the United States are opiate addicts. Advances in treatment and therapies are now offering a glimmer of hope to people. Opiate detox has come a long way.
Dozens of opiates and related drugs have been extracted from the seeds of the opium poppy or synthesized in laboratories. The poppy seed contains morphine and codeine, among other drugs. Synthetic derivatives include hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (Percodan, OxyContin), hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and heroin (diacetylmorphine). Some synthetic opiates or opioids with a different chemical structure but similar effects on the body and brain are propoxyphene (Darvon), meperidine (Demerol) and methadone. Physicians prescribe these drugs to treat and control pain.
Alcoholism Methadone: Community Calendar – StandardNet
Alcoholism Methadone: Community calendar – StandardNet
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Community calendar
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Alcoholism Methadone – Google News
Alcoholism Methadone: DHHS called after police stop intoxicated couple in Bangor – Bangor Daily News
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DHHS called after police stop intoxicated couple in Bangor
Bangor Daily News I don't think they have showers at methadone clinics! There was no mention of opiates in the article. It was alcohol, cocaine and a strong antidepressant. Methadone is for treating opiate addicts for the most part, although some people take it for long … |