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Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence – Medscape

Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence
Medscape
ORLANDO, Florida ? A novel approach to opioid detoxification that does not involve the use of opioids may be superior to a protocol that includes buprenorphine. The results of a new study show that the combination of tizanidine (Zanaflex, Acorda …

Opiate Detox – Google News

County officials praise heroin addiction program – The Rock River Times


The Rock River Times

County officials praise heroin addiction program
The Rock River Times
Through this initiative, eligible participants complete their opiate withdrawal while detained in jail, receiving Vivitrol prior to release. The individuals then proceed with traditional programming through the Winnebago County Drug Court, including
Winnebago County Drug Court medication therapy shows successWREX-TV

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Opiate Detox – Google News

Risks Of Popular Anxiety Drugs Often Overshadowed – New Hampshire Public Radio

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment
NPR
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds.

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal – Bucks County Courier Times

Coroner: Bucks inmate died of heart failure during heroin withdrawal
Bucks County Courier Times
heroin withdrawal By Jo Ciavaglia Staff writer Bucks County Courier Times. A 49-year-old Bensalem woman found dead inside her Bucks County prison cell suffered sudden cardiac death during heroin detoxification, according to the Bucks County coroner.
Prisoner found dead in cellWFMZ Allentown
Coroner: Woman's death in Philly-area prison due to heart attack during heroin The Republic
Coroner: Bucks County prison death due to heart attackThe Times Herald

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PTSD and War's Effects on Veterans Can Take a Heavy Toll on Families

PTSD and war's effects on veterans can take a heavy toll on families
The conflicted and resentful reactions his family had after DuBosque came home are like those of millions of American families struggling to help loved ones cope with battle stress, drinking, fits of rage or other war-related behavioral issues …
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Treatment for addicts must be available
The April 7, 2014, page 1 story, "Looking for help: Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment," points to the unmet needs of people seeking a way out of one of the most persistent and costly social problems facing Greater Hazleton communities. And it's …
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County Officials Praise Heroin Addiction Program – the Rock River Times

County officials praise heroin addiction program – The Rock River Times


The Rock River Times

County officials praise heroin addiction program
The Rock River Times
A pilot program that uses medication to address heroin and other opiate addiction is showing promising results for defendants in the Winnebago County Adult Drug Court program, according to court officials. The program helps participants avoid relapse, …

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won’t Help Louisiana’s Crime Rate – Truth-Out

Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won't Help Louisiana's Crime Rate
Truth-Out
Louisiana – and our nation – has seen a surge in heroin crime. According to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use has climbed steadily since 2007. Law enforcement officials across the nation are reporting an …

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Bain Capital Has Seen the Economy’s Future, and It Is Heroin Addicts – Gawker

Tennessee to Criminalize Pregnancy

Tennessee to Criminalize Pregnancy
Last week, the proposed legislation to allow for criminal assault charges to be brought against drug-addicted pregnant women overwhelmingly passed the Tennessee Senate with bipartisan support after already sailing through the House. The bill states …
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Here's Why It's So Difficult For Heroin Addicts To Get Treatment
Patty DiRenzo pauses as she uses a computer at her home in Blackwood, N.J., to look online for people seeking help for drug addiction. Her son was found dead of … We'll put him on a waiting list. Call back in two weeks. As Marchese grew sicker with …
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Training sessions set for anti-overdose drug Narcan — all are open to the
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police have used the anti-overdose medicine naloxone to save three lives on Staten Island this year, and now borough residents can go to a series of training sessions on how to use the potentially life-saving drug themselves. The …
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Help Wanted: Personal Tales Show Few Detox Options for Local Heroin Addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item
Bobbie Jo Rains, 28, left, and roommate Kayla Pauly, 24, at Cross Road Christian Recovery Center for Women. Rains is putting her life back together after heroin addiction and time in prison for crimes she committed. / Robert Sullivan/Palladium-Item …

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Heroin Detox – Google News

County officials praise heroin addiction program – The Rock River Times


The Rock River Times

County officials praise heroin addiction program
The Rock River Times
Through this initiative, eligible participants complete their opiate withdrawal while detained in jail, receiving Vivitrol prior to release. The individuals then proceed with traditional programming through the Winnebago County Drug Court, including
Winnebago County Drug Court medication therapy shows successWREX-TV

all 2 news articles »

Heroin Detox – Google News