COMT Inhibitors Up Adherence to Opioid Maintenance Treatment – Medscape

COMT Inhibitors Up Adherence to Opioid Maintenance Treatment – Medscape

COMT Inhibitors Up Adherence to Opioid Maintenance Treatment
Medscape
Opiate antagonists, particularly buprenorphine, in opioid maintenance treatment are associated with significantly painful withdrawal symptoms. Previous research has shown that COMT inhibitors can help in the successful detoxification of buprenorphine, 

Methadone+ Withdrawal – Google News

Heroin overdose deaths rise in county – Sidney Daily News (subscription)

Heroin overdose deaths rise in county
Sidney Daily News (subscription)
Methadone has traditionally been used to bring heroin and narcotic users off their addictions by reducing withdrawal symptoms, however it can also be abused as a painkiller on the street. And while heroin seems to be the newest drug of choice

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Methadone+ Withdrawal – Google News

Barry – I needed self-worth, not methadone – Barry was using cannabis, amphetamines and heroin by the age of 15. – He spent 17 years in and out of prison and just wanted to get clean. – Barry entered …