Archive for the ‘Methadone Recovery’ Category
Addiction Recovery With Methadone Is Still Recovery – Boing Boing
Addiction recovery with methadone is still recovery – Boing Boing
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Addiction recovery with methadone is still recovery
Boing Boing Opioid addicts enrolled in maintenance programs that replace drugs like heroin with drugs like methadone are 70 percent less likely to die than addicts who are not enrolled in those programs. They're also less likely to spread or contract HIV, and … |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
What the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman can Teach Us – The Lund Report
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What the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman can Teach Us
The Lund Report Along with those that have been in use for many years (such as methadone and Antabuse), we have buprenorphine for opioid dependence, acamprosate for alcohol dependence, and naltrexone (oral and extended-release injection) for either opioid or alcohol … In private, tortured drama, Hoffman loses life to drugs Actor's death shines a light on addiction Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts |
Heroin and Painkillers Come Together – Bloomberg
Heroin and Painkillers Come Together – Bloomberg
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Heroin and Painkillers Come Together
Bloomberg I was surprised (though I probably shouldn't have been) that a surgeon would have prescribed the drug in the first place to a healthy young woman who was a one-day post-operative patient recovering at home. OxyContin is slow release — that is, it is … Actor's death shines a light on addiction Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts Philip Seymour Hoffman and the truth about curing addiction |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
Who’s To Blame For Ibogaine? A Debate Over Whether Big Government Or Big … – Above the Law
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Who's To Blame For Ibogaine? A Debate Over Whether Big Government Or Big …
Above the Law Opioid replacement therapies like methadone offer one possible avenue for recovery from heroin addiction, but they are fraught with a lot of their own problems. Under federal law, methadone must be administered primarily at heavily regulated clinics … |
Former Michelin Worker Glyn Jones Found Dead After Injecting Heroin at His … – Stoke Sentinel
Former Michelin worker Glyn Jones found dead after injecting heroin at his … – Stoke Sentinel
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Former Michelin worker Glyn Jones found dead after injecting heroin at his …
Stoke Sentinel But on October 28 last year, Mr Jones is thought to have bought some heroin after leaving the house to pick up his methadone prescription. Stepfather Geoffrey Buckel, who lived at the same address, saw him return home half-an-hour later. He said: "He … |
Actor’s Death Shines a Light on Addiction – the Seattle Times
Actor’s death shines a light on addiction – The Seattle Times
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Actor's death shines a light on addiction
The Seattle Times Patients are always in recovery, and because of the nature of the addiction, relapses are expected. Treatment is ongoing … Heroin is replaced by methadone or another less-harmful drug, and that is paired with counseling and other assistance … Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts Hidden Heroin Epidemic Gains Tragic New Face Philip Seymour Hoffman and the truth about curing addiction |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
Knife wielding methadone patient jailed – Pharmacy News
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Knife wielding methadone patient jailed
Pharmacy News A recovering drug addict has been jailed for 22 months for robbing and assaulting a man with a knife, while waiting at a pharmacy for his daily dose of methadone. Darryl Graham Watts, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and a summary count of … |
Godonomics Says, “We Should NOT Be Our Brothers' Keeper”
Godonomics says, “We should NOT be our brothers' keeper”
I've worked at a Methadone clinic and walked with folks in recovery for years. You cannot and should not be anyone's keeper. Let's not forget where in the Bible we find this phrase, “brother's keeper.” Cain uses this phrase after killing his brother as …
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My Mother’s Addiction Comes From Pain – CNN
My mother’s addiction comes from pain – CNN
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My mother's addiction comes from pain
CNN My mother was a lifelong addict — from heroin to alcohol and pills to methadone and pills. If you asked her why, she would … We need a society that focuses less on retribution and more on recovery for its most troubled members. We need to design … |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
Maine weighs wider use of drug that prevents overdose deaths – Bangor Daily News
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Maine weighs wider use of drug that prevents overdose deaths
Bangor Daily News An overdose of heroin or other opiates such as prescription painkillers and methadone can depress breathing and the body's nervous system, leaving users unconscious. Naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, restores breathing, allowing users to … |