Archive for the ‘Methadone Treatment’ Category
Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Both buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) are associated with improved outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorders, according to results of 2 separate literature reviews. MMT should be a covered …
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“Bangor's Burden” Part 2: Addiction Treatment Controversy
A 2011 federal report shows that Mainers are seeking treatment at a higher rate than any other state. Bangor is home to three treatment clinics, offering replacement therapy through medications like methadone and suboxone. Many credit their clean …
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
Jack Malone, executive director of the Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc., said the increase in those seeking treatment has a lot to do with the soaring rates of addiction to opioids – mostly prescription painkillers such as …
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Three New Gaylord Organizations Will Provide Opiate Treatment – Petoskey News-Review
Three new Gaylord organizations will provide opiate treatment – Petoskey News-Review
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Three new Gaylord organizations will provide opiate treatment
Petoskey News-Review GAYLORD — In the coming months, three organizations will provide treatment in Gaylord for those who are addicted to opiates. Two will primarily use the drug Methadone in their treatment. A third will treat its opiate dependent clients with the drug … |
Outpatient Opioid Addiction Treatment Is More Available – Albuquerque Journal (Subscription)
Outpatient opioid addiction treatment is more available – Albuquerque Journal (subscription)
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Outpatient opioid addiction treatment is more available
Albuquerque Journal (subscription) Numerous studies have shown that rehabilitation or detoxification alone is not adequate treatment for the majority of people; most will require ongoing maintenance treatment with methadone or buprenorphine, proven therapies that are the standard of … |
Vancouver MPs Say Harm Reduction Fight With Ottawa Has Never Been More Fierce
Vancouver MPs say harm reduction fight with Ottawa has never been more fierce
Crass, callous, and unethical are three words the federal representative for Vancouver Centre uses to describe a Conservative Party website attacking supervised injection facilities like Insite. “Addiction should be treated as a medical … In that …
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
The number of people who died from heroin overdoses in New London and Norwich doubled last year, a jolting statistic that local hospital and substance abuse treatment officials attribute to what appears to be a rise in heroin use. At least 20 combined …
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Democrats Need to Get Specific to Make Obamacare a Winner
New preventive care isn't limited to seniors, either—according to healthcareforflorida.org, 4.7 million Floridians have access under the ACA to various preventive treatments that weren't available before. The website also notes …. According to the …
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7 More Drug Overdose Deaths in RI Bring 2014 Total to 45 – the Providence Journal
7 more drug overdose deaths in RI bring 2014 total to 45 – The Providence Journal
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7 more drug overdose deaths in RI bring 2014 total to 45
The Providence Journal “Medication-assisted treatment is recovery,” she said. She described hearing about a doctor who denied a patient treatment because he “doesn't like methadone,” and she likened it to a cardiologist who “doesn't like angioplasty.” On Twitter … |
Vt. Spends Millions on Addiction-Fighting Drug That Is Diverted for Street Sale
Vt. spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is diverted for street sale
The FDA made the drugs widely available because there weren't enough methadone clinics to accommodate the number of patients who wanted opiate addiction therapy. Buprenorphine is an … Shelley Sweet, a former treatment center employee in central …
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The NFL's Nasty Warrior Culture
In 2000, Al Gore became the only non-incumbent to win every primary and caucus; but he nearly lost New Hampshire to Bill Bradley, which would have consigned Gore to a long slog to the nomination. In 2004, John Kerry nearly duplicated Gore's feat, but …
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