Hooked on Opiates: Doctors Face Quandary of Relieving Pain, Without Feeding …
Hooked on opiates: Doctors face quandary of relieving pain, without feeding …
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… increased nonmedical use of prescription drugs, in particular prescription narcotic pain relievers, has resulted in increased numbers of drug-induced deaths, hospital emergency room episodes and admissions to addiction treatment centers," the …
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Bernalillo County Halts Methadone Drug Treatment Program
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The Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, among others, have continually supported methadone as an effective treatment for opioid dependence that reduces …
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A deadly problem: Opiates
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Larry Diss in the Stark County Jail awaiting a spot in the Stark Regional Community Correction Center for drug treatment. An addiction to pain medication led Diss to a five-year heroin addiction. He said he is hopeful for a clean future.
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