Experts Worry About Effect of Dropping Hundreds of Addicted Mainers From

Experts worry about effect of dropping hundreds of addicted Mainers from
Instead of another year to taper off methadone, he had two months. As he weaned down his doses toward the end of the year, his withdrawal symptoms became so severe that he asked Discovery House to stop reducing his doses, he said. He had to come off …
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Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction
Goals of methadone and buprenorphine therapy for opioid addiction include suppression of withdrawal symptoms and reduction of symptoms, such as drug craving and compulsion to use. Other goals of therapy are to reduce the number of "use events," …
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