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For Painkiller Addicts, Suboxone Means Freedom, Dependence
… and in addition to pain relief, they can produce the same feelings of euphoria and relaxation as heroin does. The study took 650 people addicted to prescription pain medications and treated them with buprenorphine and nalaxone. …
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Antidepressant could help meth addicts kick habit
Addiction treatment experts said the findings were encouraging, especially given how notoriously difficult it can be to help methamphetamine addicts kick their dependence. But they added that the results will need to be confirmed in larger studies. …
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Lindbergh High School to Hold Town Meeting on Heroin Use
In fact, NCADA reported that the number of calls about heroin problems increased dramatically in 2010 from all over St. Louis—even in South and West counties and other nearby areas. Additionally, arrests and requests for heroin addiction treatment are …
Read more on Patch.com