A ‘blockade’ for Opiates: Vivitrol Offers Hope for Treatment – 77Square.com
A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – 77Square.com
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A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
77Square.com It works by blocking the brain's receptors for those drugs: Rather than satisfying the appetite for opiates, as medications such as methadone and Suboxone do, it renders opiates ineffective. As prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction become more … |
Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral – Sioux City Journal
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Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral
Sioux City Journal Patients seeking to recover are sometimes prescribed methadone, a synthetic narcotic taken once a day “to stop withdrawal symptoms and reduce opiate cravings.” Some patients are put on suboxone to help their recovery. CHC is treating more than 400 … |