Trent Milton: Crash Victim to Paralympian
Trent Milton: crash victim to Paralympian
Doctors had Milton taking methadone for the pain, with the side effect that it dulled his senses. "People don't believe this, but I didn't truly know my leg … "There were definitely dark days where I couldn't get out of bed." There would be more …
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Buprenorphine's Relationship with Traditional Recovery
Methadone is an opioid agonist. Increasing doses of methadone will prevent cravings, but as tolerance inevitably rises, cravings return. The return of cravings risks the return of associated character defects. But some patients are not able to maintain …
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Freeport lawmaker's overdose drug bill proceeds, along with debate
It also provides a lower dose of the drug and produces fewer side effects, though reports of aggressive behavior from overdose victims who've been given the drug are low to begin with, Harper said. "You would expect a person experiencing symptoms of …
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