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Community Health Center Board announces Bob Stokes new CEO
Akron, Ohio – The Community Health Center (CHC) Board of Directors announces the appointment of Robert Stokes as Chief Executive Officer. Bob Stokes brings more than 25 years of … Most recently, Stokes served as president and CEO of Compass …
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Newly born and withdrawing from drugs: As number of Maine babies exposed to …
A one-month-old baby cries at Eastern Maine Medical Center, where Dr. Mark Brown spoke with the baby's mother while showing the pediatric patient room at EMMC Wednesday afternoon in Bangor. Brown works … She feared she'd be judged as a bad mother for …
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Question by Diana: Weaning yourself off percocets?
Is their any special vitamins or diet you can put your self on when trying to stop taking percocets and is their anyway to prepare your self for when you finally stop taking percocets?
I am not the one taking the percocets my moms friend is,and she’s tried to just stop taking em’ but it made her so sick she could barely walk.

Best answer:

Answer by LMT07
Just stop taking them.

Answer by Matthew N
Sounds like she’s been taking them for long enough to become physically addicted to the opiate component (oxycodone) of Percocet. Getting “sick” from stopping them is called withdrawal, and while it’s miserable it’s rarely life threatening and lasts about 2 or 3 days if she could just quit cold turkey. She could also cut the amount that she takes in half for about 1 week, then in half again for another week or so, and so on and so on until the slowly weans herself. Or, she could go see a physician who could prescribe medications to help her quit cold turkey and battle the symptoms she has when she has withdrawal.

Bitter Pills series: Prescription oversight lax as overdoses tick up
According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, more oxycodone is sold in the Fayetteville area than anywhere else in North Carolina. Sales of hydrocodone – a …. He was going through rehabilitation before the accident. During interviews …
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Question by codslick: Need to replace 300+mg’s of methadone w/???mg’s morphine sulphate ir, Oxycodone, etc.is there a guide tocompar
Is there a guide that compares one drug to others in its category? There must be a conversion rate for one opiate to another somewhere out there!! Would my pharmacist have something like that??? I bet my pain management “specialist” knows all about it and has one available , but will only refer me to the local hospital detox/rehab clinic for 2 or more months of hell!!!Back when I was still at the methadone clinic and I finally realized I didn’t have to go to a “clinic” and didn’t have to go to the only one that had a spot open that was 45 miles away from me!!! I called and went to the first dr I could find who would help me with this methadone problem.I didn’t care at the time who it was or how good they were, but if they prescribed methadone I was happy!! and they took medicare!!!What a bonus! Not having to pay the $ 200 every month that I didn’t have, and especially trying to drive all that way in my condition!So now I need more to kiil the pain enough but dont want to take anymore be    Read more...

England Imposes Zero Tolerance Limit On Drug Abuse
Harbor Village, South Florida's premier detox center, addresses many types of drug abuse with a step-by-step program administered by a trained, attentive staff. A 24/7 professionally supervised facility, Harbor Village allows each client to receive …
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El Portal, Florida Area Welcomes Recovery Associates, Offering Services for …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PRWEB) July 13, 2013. Recovery Associates is …
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On assignment in Indonesia
Patients who have a long way to travel for methadone treatment are more likely to drop out, and because the clinics are only open during working hours, they're not always convenient for those trying to treat heroine addiction while at the same time …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Issues Statement Concerning The New York Times …
Selecting the right opiate addiction rehab is, therefore, the most important decision a patient can make. That choice is critical because most of these women who are (or were, because they have since passed away) addicted to opiates like heroin …
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Police, physicians point fingers in painkiller epidemic
He said he planned to stop prescribing two types of narcotic painkillers — methadone and a skin-patch known as fentanyl — in almost all situations because of the risk for abuse. Patients are … He was going through rehabilitation before the accident …
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