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How Does Heroin Effect Interferon Treatment?
Question by Hannah B: How does heroin effect interferon treatment?
Please don’t lecture me, I’m determined to stay clean. I just want a straight answer. I am 16 and have 39 weeks left in a 48 week course of interferon treatment for hepatitis C. Would it be pointless for someone to keep taking the interferon if they were getting high? How does it effect the treatment?
Best answer:
Answer by Suzanne
You should continue to take the Interferon regardless of whether you are on the ‘heroin’.
According to the Swiss Association for Addiction Medicine “Intravenous drug use generally does not negatively influence the outcome of a hepatitis C therapy” Source: http://www.arud.ch/fachbeitraege/somatik/SSAM_Hep_C_engl.pdf
and
“Overall, IVDUs and non-drug users do not differ with respect to HCV treatment eligibility and prognosis.” Source: http://www.arud.ch/fachbeitraege/somatik/poster_arud_hep_0604.ppt
The New Zealand prison system maintains people on methadone who use Interferon for HCV. Source: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/29cd3350b8b7bc1ccc256a800076bab8/$ FILE/MethadoneDraftProtocol.pdf
Blackhawks Looking Toward Another Stanley Cup Win
Blackhawks looking toward another Stanley Cup win
A former prostitute in Houston has teamed up with law enforcement and the courts to reform women who are jailed with long histories of prostitution.More >>. Tricia Chambers began her life heavily dependent on heroin and methadone. From there, she was …
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Spanish court investigates Lance Armstrong
A former prostitute in Houston has teamed up with law enforcement and the courts to reform women who are jailed with long histories of prostitution.More >>. Tricia Chambers began her life heavily dependent on heroin and methadone. From there, she was …
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What % of Babies Born to Meth Addicted Mothers Are Born Healthy?
Question by Colorado: What % of babies born to meth addicted mothers are born healthy?
Best answer:
Answer by Miss Demanda
I don’t think there is any real way to know this. If a baby is born healthy, it’s unlikely the doctors would record anything about the mother’s addiction, if they even knew about it.
But the chances are high that the baby will have some type of birth defect- major or small. The effects it has on the babies is quite to crack cocaine. The environment the child is raised in after birth can also have a huge impact on the birth defect.
I hope you’re not actually in this situation.
Answer by Mommy
I don’t know what percent but I will give you an educated guess that no baby will be completely normal if their mother used drugs while pregnant, or nursing.
Fire Blazes at Dutch Firelighting Block Factory
Fire blazes at Dutch firelighting block factory
… an air conditioner from a suburban Harrisburg store. The state Senate is gearing up for an unusual session in which there's no pre-determined outcome to voting on legislation that could allow private store operators to sell wine and liquor in …
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Pharmacist admits guilt in 0K health care fraud
BALTIMORE (AP) – A Hagerstown pharmacist has pleaded guilty to improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid more than $ 200,000 for unlawful prescriptions for oxycodone and methadone. Sixty-2-year-old David Russo, who owned and operated Russo's Rx, …
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Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK …
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency spokesman Cory Angell said a standby worker was added at the emergency operations center in Harrisburg and officials had ensured two National Guard helicopters were ready if needed for water rescues.
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Worcester Central District Court
Worcester Central District Court
Andrew Putman, 28, of Contoocook, N.H., charged with driving without a license, dismissed, $ 100 costs; and license plate violation, found not responsible. Bryan N. Turner, 33, 50 Harrington Way, Worcester, charged with resisting arrest, disorderly …
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Courthouse Records
Andrew Putman, 28, of Contoocook, N.H., charged with driving without a license, dismissed, $ 100 costs; and license plate violation, found not responsible. Bryan N. Turner, 33, 50 Harrington Way, Worcester, charged with resisting arrest, disorderly …
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Bill Clinton: States need to be better budgeters – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK …
"You will not solve this problem until you change the process," said John Sununu, a Republican former New Hampshire governor and chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush. "I don't care what you do to Medicare, Medicaid, you will not get effective …
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Why Do I Only Feel Normal on Methadone?
Question by Gracie Maelou: Why do I only feel normal on methadone?
I have fibromyalgia, DDD, spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis. I am 43 years old. I started having terrible pain about 15 yrs ago after a bad fall and have had 3 more bad falls since. My pain became chronic about 5 yrs ago. I am on ambiem, cymbalta, tramadol (8/50 mg tabs per day) and Soma. I have never been involved in any internet blog/forum. The pain clinic prescribed me w/methadone about 2 yrs ago with vicodin for breakthrough. About a yr ago I was up to 80 mg/day. The last 6 months I have had NO ambition or energy. 2 weeks ago, I stopped taking the methadone on my own. I know that is risky but I could not stand life as a zombie. I tappered down to 20 mg/day and the last week to 10 mg/day. Then I stopped totally 2 weeks ago. The 1st week was not too bad but I was weak & achey. This past week has been awful. Terrible stomach problems (I started on milk thistle to clean my colin), and pain behind belief Just about 4 hours ago, I gave in and took 10 mg. I feel normal with no pain.