Study Addresses Treatments for Waited-Listed Opioid-Dependent Individuals – Medical Xpress
Study addresses treatments for waited-listed opioid-dependent individuals – Medical Xpress
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Study addresses treatments for waited-listed opioid-dependent individuals
Medical Xpress "Buprenorphine is a partial agonist with a more favorable safety profile and less abuse potential than full agonists such as methadone," explains Sigmon. "There is also greater regulatory flexibility associated with buprenorphine, which will permit us … |
Doc Says Blue Cross Opioid Policy Is Flawed – WBUR
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Doc Says Blue Cross Opioid Policy Is Flawed
WBUR Amidst concerns over a massive national increase in the use and abuse of prescription painkillers, health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts instituted a new policy to reduce pain medication addiction and misuse. … my ability to manage … |
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic – Daily Free Press (subscription)
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BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic
Daily Free Press (subscription) Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that is used to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and the effects of withdrawal symptoms. In a state where heroin addiction, which methadone is used to combat, has caused 185 deaths in the past four … |
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