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 … |
Second Opinion: Doc Says Blue Cross Opioid Policy Is Flawed – WBUR
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Second Opinion: 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 … |
Are Mexican Drug Cartels “Marketing” Heroin to Pain-Killer Addicts in St. Louis? – Riverfront Times (blog)
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Are Mexican Drug Cartels "Marketing" Heroin to Pain-Killer Addicts in St. Louis?
Riverfront Times (blog) They have targeted areas with the worst prescription pill abuse, sending heroin pushers to "set up right outside the methadone clinics," one DEA agent said. And St. Louis is one of the places mentioned where the illegal drug cartels are competing with … |
My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part III – Brooklyn Reader
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My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part III
Brooklyn Reader College graduates, social workers, parents, business managers, survivors of illness told me their stories about stress, childhood abuse and the pressure to succeed. These are just some of the reasons why they first turned to drugs. And before they knew … |
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