Russian HIV Surge Shows Scourge Sochi Games' Swagger Can't Mask
Russian HIV Surge Shows Scourge Sochi Games' Swagger Can't Mask
The country bans methadone, a treatment the World Health Organization recommends to curb heroin use and thus prevent infection from contaminated needles, under a 1998 law that prohibits addictive drugs. … The concoction is based on the pain reliever …
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Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral
The center provides opioid addiction treatment. Patients seeking to recover are sometimes prescribed methadone, a synthetic narcotic taken once a day “to stop withdrawal symptoms and reduce opiate cravings. … But addiction is really a side effect to …
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