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Study: Heroin May Be Cheaper and More Effective at Treating Addicts Than Methadone
Drug Methadone: Study: Heroin may be cheaper and more effective at treating addicts than methadone
Direct costs of using diacetylmorphine treatment more expensive, but study shows it costs society less, addict gets more quality-adjusted years
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Drug Methadone: Woman charged with methadone trafficking
Police in Yorkton, Sask., have charged a woman with trafficking after seizing a half a litre of methadone at the local bus depot.
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Can Vermont Fix Its "Dysfunctional" System of Treating Opiate Addicts?
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Methadone And Drug Test: Can Vermont Fix Its "Dysfunctional" System of Treating Opiate Addicts?
Equally challenging is landing a slot in one of Vermont's four methadone programs, which have long waiting lists and prioritize pregnant mothers and intravenous drug users. The result, say substance abuse experts, is that a pregnant mom receiving …
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Methadone And Drug Test: Sober houses not regulated by state
By Tom Dalton Staff writer SALEM — In the world of substance abuse, there are a lot of facilities that help drug addicts and alcoholics. There are hospitals, residential treatment facilities, methadone clinics, outpatient programs and more.
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A Role for Vaccination in Treating Addiction?
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Methadone Drug Abuse: A role for vaccination in treating addiction?
Fast forward eight years and the molecular biologist has just been awarded a $ 2.5 million grant from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to pursue precisely that over the next five years. Professor Burkhard is currently developing a peptide …
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Methadone Drug Abuse: Pittsfield Addiction Expert Weighs In On Opiate Treatment
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, methadone overdose has increased more than sevenfold since 1999, with more than 5000 fatalities annually, accounting for nearly 25 percent of the total drug overdoses each year. …
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Suboxone Drug Found Effective for Treating Painkiller Abuse – PsychCentral.com
Drug Abuse Methadone: Suboxone Drug Found Effective for Treating Painkiller Abuse – PsychCentral.com
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Suboxone Drug Found Effective for Treating Painkiller Abuse
PsychCentral.com “The study suggests that patients addicted to prescription opioid painkillers can be effectively treated in primary care settings using Suboxone,” said National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora D. Volkow, MD “However, once the medication was … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Heroin takes heavy toll on users – STLtoday.com
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Heroin takes heavy toll on users
STLtoday.com Many cycled through periods of drug abuse and depression. Several of the deceased were weeks, days and in some cases just hours out of treatment centers when they overdosed. In 2010, Alexander Wichman left a Minnesota treatment center for a July 4 … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Disposal program helps keep drugs off Manitowoc County streets – Herald Times Reporter
Auricular Therapy for Treating Substance Abuse
Auricular Therapy or acupuncture of the ear is a way to treat the entire body with acupuncture points located on the ear. This alternative medicine therapy mobilizes endorphins and enkaphlins opioid peptides, increases serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitters, and increases levels of substance P and cholecystokinin (CCK). Auricular acupuncture helps the body in balancing levels of stress and sex hormones. It helps reduce cortisol and glucose levels and allows the body to reduce its overall inflammation level. Auricular therapy modulates neurotransmitters and is very helpful in dealing with substance abuse recovery and mood disorders. Auricular therapy can be used in addition to acupuncture on the body and scalp.
Auricular therapy can include needles, electrical stimulation, laser therapy, or electro-acupuncture. Opiate withdrawal symptoms can be reduced within fifteen minutes of application of auricular therapy to certain auricular acupuncture points by applying electrical stimulation to the ear. It can be used to treat cocaine, crystal meth, methadone, morphine, alcohol, opiate, food, sex, and nicotine addiction.
New ?Elixir? Claims Success in Treating Cocaine Addiction
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkaw said, “The results of this study represent a promising step toward an effective medical treatment for cocaine addiction.”
Many experienced drug rehab professionals are not so enthused about the prospect of a new wonder drug that will treat cocaine addiction with any success. “It is just history repeating itself in regard to drug addiction,” said Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor for the Narconon Arrowhead residential drug rehabilitation program, Rebecca Pool, C.A.D.C.. “In the 1800’s heroin was invented and promoted to treat morphine and opium addiction. Morphine addicts became heroin addicts. Methadone, developed by the Nazi’s during World War II, was promoted as a cure to treat heroin addiction in the early 1970’s. Subsequently heroin addicts became methadone addicts. Then came suboxone to treat methadone addiction leading to methadone users getting hooked on suboxone and so the story goes. Developing new drugs to treat drug addiction has not worked, history tells us that.”