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Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction … – Medscape

Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction … – Medscape

Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction
Medscape
In 2012, nearly 5 million people older than 12 years were reported to be nonmedical users of pain medications in the United States. Effective and predictable long-term treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), including addiction, is a major focus for

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Drug policy – The Economist

Drug policy
The Economist
Many governments have decriminalised personal use and provided free therapy programmes, using drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine that block heroin's high. Two other proven ways to reduce harm, however, are more politically controversial: 

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A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

Vancouver Forum Touts Alternatives to Insite – Vancouver Courier

Vancouver forum touts alternatives to Insite – Vancouver Courier


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Vancouver forum touts alternatives to Insite
Vancouver Courier
Although Berner said abstinence is the best method to break a drug habit, he pointed out that prescription drug alternatives such as methadone help with recovery. “Many people don't use that but there's a lot of ways to get clean,” he said. “We're not

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A ‘blockade’ for Opiates: Vivitrol Offers Hope for Treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
Wisconsin State Journal
It works by blocking the brain's receptors for those drugs: Rather than satisfying the appetite for opiates, as medications such as methadone and Suboxone do, it renders opiates ineffective. As prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction become more 

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Ocean County’s First Drug Detox Facility to Open in Toms River – Patch.com

Ocean County’s First Drug Detox Facility to Open in Toms River – Patch.com

Ocean County's First Drug Detox Facility to Open in Toms River
Patch.com
Officials are hoping a new, privately-owned detox center, where patients usually stay for five to seven days before being placed in a long-term rehabilitation facility, will be a key piece of the puzzle to getting help for those who are addicted. "It's

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Vancouver forum touts alternatives to Insite – Vancouver Courier

Vancouver forum touts alternatives to Insite
Vancouver Courier
Although Berner said abstinence is the best method to break a drug habit, he pointed out that prescription drug alternatives such as methadone help with recovery. “Many people don't use that but there's a lot of ways to get clean,” he said. “We're not

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Help Available to Addicts Seeking Recovery, Though Space Sometimes Limited in … – GazetteNET

Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in … – GazetteNET

Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in
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For example, Roose said there is a lack of programs that offer methadone or other medications to discourage relapsing into opiate drug use, including heroin. That can increase the risk someone might overdose, he said, because addicts who relapse after 

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Woman who drove with dying man on windshield guilty of murder, DUI – Globalnews.ca


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Woman who drove with dying man on windshield guilty of murder, DUI
Globalnews.ca
LOS ANGELES – A substanceabuse counsellor who drove three kilometres through a Los Angeles suburb with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run. Sherri Lynn Wilkins showed no response

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2 Arrested for Selling Suboxone, a Drug Created to Treat Addiction – Poughkeepsie Journal

2 arrested for selling Suboxone, a drug created to treat addiction – Poughkeepsie Journal


Hudson Valley Reporter

2 arrested for selling Suboxone, a drug created to treat addiction
Poughkeepsie Journal
Like methadone, Suboxone is a controlled substance that is prescribed to treat addictions to drugs like heroin, opiate painkillers and others, reports Narconon International's website. It was approved in 2002 for addiction treatment and almost "as soon
Two Face Felony Charge for Selling Prescription Drugs in Wappinger Shopping Hudson Valley Reporter

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