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Freeport Lawmaker's Overdose Drug Bill Proceeds, Along With Debate

Freeport lawmaker's overdose drug bill proceeds, along with debate
The drug acts by blocking opiate receptors in the brain, enabling overdose victims to regain control of their central nervous systems and breathe again. … "You would expect a person experiencing symptoms of withdrawal to be uncomfortable," Harper said.
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New England governors try varied tactics to fight rising drug problems
Officials expect the rate has continued to climb and note that maternal drug use has increased “significantly” in the past decade. Law enforcement in New Hampshire says the state is in the midst of a heroin “epidemic.” At least 61 people died of …
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TB-HIV News From the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health.

TB-HIV news from the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health.
So the study enrolled patients who had Xpert testing (using version 4 cartridge of the test) at diagnosis and at least one culture with drug sensitivity testing (processed using the proportion method in MGIT 960 media). Genotyping was then performed to …
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Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Rise in Heroin Use – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use – San Gabriel Valley Tribune


Washington Post

Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
He said the government could have acted sooner to mitigate heroin's toll, such as by promoting the use of medicines to fight overdoses and ease withdrawal symptoms. The government itself predicted that targeting prescription drugs could give heroin use
Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown's effect on Washington Post

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Heroin: New England’s Unlikely Epidemic – LiveScience.com

Heroin: New England's Unlikely Epidemic
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Treatment for heroin addiction often includes behavioral counseling and medical therapies, including the regulated use of methadone or buprenorphine, both synthetic opioids that have varying degrees of success at treating opioid addictions. Withdrawal

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Buprenorphine's Relationship With Traditional Recovery

Buprenorphine's Relationship with Traditional Recovery
Partial agonist actions at the mu opioid receptor cause a 'ceiling effect' to sublingual doses above about 4 mg, so that larger doses do not increase opiate effects beyond that level. The high binding affinity and partial agonist effect eliminate …
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Should Taxpayers Pay for the Junky's Substitute Smack?
Paramedics normally carry naloxone, although there are concerns about using it in the field because it may improve respiration while producing withdrawal symptoms. More broadly — 38 thousand overdose deaths annually? …. This is why it should be a no …
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Experts: Officials Missed Signs of Prescription Drug Crackdown’s Effect on Heroin Use

Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown’s effect on heroin use
Success in closing “pill mills” helped fuel rising heroin use, and experts say government missed warning signs.
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Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
He said the government could have acted sooner to mitigate heroin's toll, such as by promoting the use of medicines to fight overdoses and ease withdrawal symptoms. The government itself predicted that targeting prescription drugs could give heroin use

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