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Psychology of Breaking Out of Detox: Sarah

Psychology of Breaking Out of Detox: Sarah
This study examined the effects of contingent vs. non-contingent delivery of a methadone dose supplement on relapse to illicit opiate use in the context of a methadone outpatient detoxification program. Following a 3-week methadone stabilization …
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Methadone Clinic In NE Philadelphia “A Risk We Cannot Afford”
However, when patients dose at these clinics, nurses and/or doctors personally hand them their dose, watch them take AND swallow it, then make sure the patient leaves empty handed, opening their mouths to be sure the entire dose was swallowed. How many …
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Calgary columnist blames Vancouver for helping Cory Monteith overdose on
After all, if an injection drug user overdoses in the safe injection site, then a nurse is on hand to offer assistance and call an ambulance. This has happened numerous times. But no one ever asks how many people have … As she entered into the agony …
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