Methadone: Sonya and the Impossibilities of Maintenance
Methadone: Sonya and the Impossibilities of Maintenance
Methadone appeared statistically significantly more effective than non-pharmacological approaches in retaining patients in treatment and in the suppression of heroin use as measured by self report and urine/hair analysis (6 RCTs, RR = 0.66 95% CI 0.56 …
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Kyrgyzstan Is the Latest Victim of the Global Heroin Trade
"In my opinion, it is at least ten times higher than this—more than 100,000." he said. In a country of only 5.5 … Not long after, methadone treatment became legal and methadone treatment has been available in prisons since 2008. Despite this …
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It'll take 'a village' to battle heroin
In 2012 there were four overdose deaths, but for the first time in recent years one of those deaths was from a heroin overdose. … The closest Methadone treatment facility is in Waldorf: Open Armms, Inc. Lynch notes that Methadone is expensive: $ 12 a day.
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