Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet
Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet
I work at Evergreen Treatment Services, a methadone clinic in Seattle. As a physician assistant (PA) for 14 years, I've encountered many both inside and outside the medical communities who don't know what that means and who also think that people who …
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Medford doctor may lose license over prescriptions
OMB says Purtzer initiated high-dose opioid "bridging therapy" to transition methadone patients to a different drug without medical evidence to support his treatment plans. "(Purtzer's) practice failed to conform to the standard of care and subjected …
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Why are patients shut out of the debate over prescription pain medicine?
The generic prescription pain medication Buprenorphine is used as an alternative to Methadone to help addicts recovering from heroin use. (Joe Raedle/Getty … The media also give a false impression of the role of pain treatment in causing opioid …
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