Posts Tagged ‘opiate addicts’
Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM
Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my … |
Methadone Addiction – Google News
City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe
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City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant … BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city-run methadone clinic |
Oregon Drug Deaths: More People Dying From Meth Use, Cocaine-Related Deaths … – the Oregonian
Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths … – The Oregonian
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Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths …
The Oregonian Methadone comes in two forms: a liquid and pill. The liquid is used at methadone centers, prescribed to recovering addicts to help prevent or reduce the withdrawal symptoms from halting heroin use. The pill is used for chronic pain. "The liquid form is … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – The Epoch Times
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Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword
The Epoch Times Unlike methadone, another prescription opioid used to treat narcotic drug addiction, which requires daily visits to a public clinic, Suboxone can be prescribed in weekly doses, making it far more convenient for patients. In addition, methadone produces … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts – Northern Virginia Daily
Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM
Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my … |
Methadone Addiction – Google News
City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe
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City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant … BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city-run methadone clinic |
Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – the Epoch Times
Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – The Epoch Times
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Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword
The Epoch Times In addition, methadone produces a high, along with sweats and constipation, and has a very long half-life, meaning it stays in the patient's system longer, making it extremely difficult to be weaned off of. Suboxone does not produce a high and it can … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths … – The Oregonian
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Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths …
The Oregonian Methadone comes in two forms: a liquid and pill. The liquid is used at methadone centers, prescribed to recovering addicts to help prevent or reduce the withdrawal symptoms from halting heroin use. The pill is used for chronic pain. "The liquid form is … |
5 Ways to Help Heroin Addicts – Washington Post
5 ways to help heroin addicts – Washington Post
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5 ways to help heroin addicts
Washington Post Both drugs ease withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. But there are only four publicly funded methadone clinics in Virginia. And unless people have good insurance, Suboxone is expensive, especially over the long term. Families of addicts also said … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
Not-So-Quick Fix – LA Magazine
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Not-So-Quick Fix
LA Magazine That reality has made buprenorphine—an opioid partial agonist that can relieve withdrawal symptoms without producing the same high or dangerous side effects as full opioids—an important weapon in the fight against drug addiction. When combined with … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
The war on drugs faces new threat: heroin – Flathead Publishing Group
Medication an Effective Tool in Fighting Addiction – Boston Globe
Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction – Boston Globe
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Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction
Boston Globe Buprenorphine and methadone are opioids that prevent patients from feeling “dope sick” or overrun by withdrawal symptoms like cold sweats, muscle aches, and anxiety that often lead to relapse. Naltrexone is an opioid blocker that prevents the powerful … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
Not-So-Quick Fix – LA Magazine
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Not-So-Quick Fix
LA Magazine That reality has made buprenorphine—an opioid partial agonist that can relieve withdrawal symptoms without producing the same high or dangerous side effects as full opioids—an important weapon in the fight against drug addiction. When combined with … |
Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News
New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts – Northern Virginia Daily