Rapid Opioid Detox Method Linked to Hospitalizations, Deaths
Rapid Opioid Detox Method Linked to Hospitalizations, Deaths
During AAROD, general anesthesia and medication, such as clonidine and antidiarrheal and antiemetic agents, are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms. Patients at the New York City clinic received IV naloxone (median dose, 80 mg) or intramuscular …
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Kyrgyzstan Is the Latest Victim of the Global Heroin Trade
Kyrgyzstan has been slow to adopt harm-reduction strategies when it comes to heroin addiction, but in 1997 a pilot program was started, and a full program that included needle exchanges was launched in 2000. Not long after, methadone treatment became …
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