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Drug abuse laws 'hitting patients'
Many thousands of cancer patients around the world could be suffering in agony because drug abuse laws deny them pain relief, a study has shown. More than four billion people live in countries where the law severely restricts the use of opioid drugs …
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Prescribing pain
John Kasich's Opiate Action Team, told The Blade's editorial page that doctors who don't fully understand addiction likely contribute more to the problem now than do unscrupulous physicians who overprescribe for profit or fraudulent pain clinics — so …
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Drug Produces A 'Wandering Sick' Needing Care In Area
Since heroin-related arrests and incarcerations are increasing every year, treatment centers and services which seek to "cure" addicts are heavily relied upon to stymie this demand, becoming – in effect – a hopeful refuge for the wandering sick …
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Question by sweetpotato: resources for Methadone/ Opiate Replacement Therapy debate?
Hello. I am writing a research paper about the debate about opiate replacement therapy vs. abstinence of drugs to treat addiction. Basically, the question is whether or not someone is really clean if they are receiving medication to help them ease of illegal drugs. I am having trouble finding scholarly journals or articles about this subject. I am trying to find a very reliable, well-researched source, possibly with studies included. Any help in finding one would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Answer by gelenachka
No they just get high off of the replacement instead. Not Clean    Read more...

Daily round-up: 4 percent of teachers report physical attacks, DigiPen plans K …
… at the Horace Mann school building in Seattle's Central District. The building — unoccupied by students for four years — is slated for renovation into a public alternative high school, but construction has been delayed while holdouts from …
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Addiction treatment centre to have new home in January
The Ontario Addiction Treatment Centre in Thunder Bay's downtown south core is on the move to a new location. The methadone clinic is currently located on East Victoria Avenue. But come January, it will be moving to the White Cedar Health Care Centre …
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Thousands on methadone treatment
Thousands of New Zealanders are receiving methadone treatment to wean them off heavier drugs, with many patients addicted to painkillers rather than illicit drugs such as heroin. Since 2007 the number of patients treated at methadone clinics has …
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Amsterdam's Hiring of Alcoholics and Addicts Has Logic (and Benefits)
Addiction and substance abuse with drugs, alcohol, and food — to just name a few – remain problems in the U.S. Shunning and relegating addicts who have not been reformed via more traditional programs fosters a persistent plight with significant …
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The Problem with Painkillers
Methadone. This drug binds to opioid receptors in the brain. A single dose can ease or prevent opioid withdrawal symptoms and stop cravings for at least 24 hours. Once a patient has gone through detoxification from painkillers, the person can take a …
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Getting Addicts Back On Track
This is the second out of three series on the treatment for drug addiction run by the University Malaya Centre for Addiction Sciences (UMCAS) using methadone and the spiritual approach, with a focus on the patients' experience. By Kurniawati Kamarudin …
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