Treatment for Opiate Dependence
Treatment for Opiate Dependence – Dr. Lisa Merlo discusses how mandatory naltrexone helps anesthesiologists return to practice.
Uptick in heroin, prescription narcotic use worries local officials
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In 2008, 42 people seeking treatment for heroin addiction were seen. That number increased to 78 in 2009 and 79 in 2010. In 2008, 106 people in the same age group sought treatment for prescription opiate addiction, along with 145 in 2009 and 195 in 2010.
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Lee Bodkin: You shouldn't be shocked by Philip Seymour Hoffman's death
Filed under: opiate addiction treatment
Relapse is likely; statistics show that 90 percent of opiate addicts will relapse within the first year after completing a traditional treatment program. Upon discharge from treatment, make sure the addicted person has a relapse prevention and follow …
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The Condition Many Recovering Addicts And Alcoholics Don't Know About
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For instance, a long-standing question in the opiate treatment field is whether buprenorphine (Suboxone) is a better opiate replacement therapy than methadone, and for how long to give these drugs to addicts post-acute withdrawal. Naltrexone, typically …
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