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Question by troubledinparadise: Methadone/opiates and pregnancy – For medical professionals only, please.?
I am a 32 y/o woman with extreme back & neck pain which has gotten progressively worse over the last 12 years. 2+ years ago when I became pregnant (unexpectedly) I was on very high amounts of opiate pain medications (160 mg oxycontin, 10-15 percocets/day, + anti-depressants, Vallium, etc.). Immediately upon finding I was pregnant I began speaking with my doctors about decreasing and eventually getting off all medications. I was very concerned about my baby being born addicted and having to go through withdrawal symptoms and after much debate, my doctor (OB and pain management) assured me it was safe for me to detox off of my medication. It was difficult but I did it. I ceased most meds and decreased the opiates (oxycontin) to 10 mg. twice a day which my OB and the local university hospital decided was where I should stay through delivery.    Read more...

Behind locked doors in Myanmar, prayer in place of methadone
Today, the skeletal 25-year-old is locked up and going cold turkey beneath a filthy blanket in a bamboo cell. He is one of more than 600 young men who have undergone primitive … Detox begins in the Special Prayer Room, as the bamboo cell is called …
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Faith healing: Going cold turkey in Myanmar behind locked doors
Today, the skeletal 25-year-old is locked up and going cold turkey beneath a filthy blanket in a bamboo cell. Wun Naung Lay is … Detox begins in the Special Prayer Room, as the bamboo cell is called. … "At first I just wanted to go home, but now I …
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Question by stevies.beloved: What is better? Subxone or Methadone?
I am having problems finding a good medication for my addiction to dilaudid. Can anyone out there help me?

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Answer by Christy SD Nurse
Doctors vary in their reasoning as to what is best. In my experience as a nurse at a treatment facility is that Subxone is the way to go. However it needs to be taken correctly, twice a day, and with a tapering schedule over about 7-10 days..no cheating…it is hard to do this on your own. You are still going to be miserable and have intense cravings. Your body must be clear of opiates before beginning the treatment or you will get very sick.    Read more...

Torontoist vs. Torontoist in… Supervised Injection Sites
Research has shown that supervised injection sites like Insite do what they're supposed to do: they reduce mortality from overdoses and diminish the risks associated with intravenous drug use, both for users and in the community. It's true … At the …
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Ignore global market asset trends at your peril
More and more traders start to realise that being long, these instruments imply a highly asymmetrical risk situation. That is limited upside, massive downside. At the same time, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has been forced to start …
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Addicts Offered Another Option For Treatment
Vivitrol, a naltrexone extended-release injectable suspension, approved to treat patients with opioid and alcohol dependence, is a promising new alternative to methadone and Suboxone. … According to Campbell, detox is typically done in an inpatient …
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Question by blondie_blue1111: How dangerous is it to quit oxycodone 30 mg when you are shooting 15-18 per day?
I just detoxed from oxycodone, shooting 15-18 per day intraveneously. I tried to do it myself, but ended up in hospital. then detox center. Could I have died from this had I not sought medical help?

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Answer by Eileen
HI,
Certainly you could have died. You were shooting oxycodone? Glad to hear you went to rehab….Thats a giand step….thank God you sought medical help.

hang in there…people care…

Syatskyslady2
Eileen

Answer by John Q Public
It is rare to die from opiate withdrawal, but not unheard of. It’s not nearly as common as death from alcohol, benzo, or barbiturate withdrawal.

Opiate withdrawal excites the CNS and raises blood pressure immensely. A person withdrawing from large amounts of opiates can have a heart attack, stroke, or seizure.    Read more...