Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure
Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure
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14, 2012 — Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the prescribed use of buprenorphine has dramatically increased in recent years, accidental exposure of children to the drug has risen sharply, placing them at …
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Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm
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“It's the only thing that allows me to live a normal life,” Ms. Lopez said of the concoction, which contains methadone, a drug used to treat opiate dependence. “These nurses that give it to me, they're like my guardian angels.” For the last … Mr …
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Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug treatment for opioid …
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By Helen Dodson – In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug use by patients. undefined … This treatment …
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