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HCV and HIV Infection among Heroin Addicts in Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) and Not in MMT in Changsha and Wuhan, China.

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PLoS One. 2012; 7(9): e45632
Wang X, Tan L, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhou D, Liu T, Hao W

OBJECTIVE: To compare HCV and HIV infection among heroin addicts in MMT and not in MMT in two large cities in central China. METHODS: A total of 541 heroin addicts were recruited from MMT clinics and voluntary detoxification centers in Changsha and Wuhan, China. Structured questionnaires collected data on their socio-demographics, clinical status, risk behaviors, and their knowledge of HIV. Their HIV serostatus and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serostatus were determined by testing antibodies in blood serum. RESULTS: We observed a higher prevalence of HCV infection among MMT heroin addicts (82.3%) than that in the non-MMT group (50.6%). However, our findings indicated that the heroin addicts in MMT had less drug or sexual HIV/HCV risk behaviors and more knowledge about HIV than non-MMT addicts. The heroin addicts in MMT had a significantly higher percentage of individuals who always used condoms (44.9%) compared with patients in the non-MMT group (14.6%, p?=?0.039), and they had more knowledge about HIV than non-MMT individuals (p<.001). The percentage of HIV-positive addicts in the MMT group (0.7%) and non-MMT group (0.8%) were almost same. CONCLUSION: Our study indicated that the rate of HCV infection among heroin addicts among MMT or non-MMT settings in central China is very high. The non-MMT heroin addicts have higher risk of becoming infected with HCV in the future, while at present they have lower rates of HCV infection than MMT heroin addicts. Although rates of HIV infection among MMT and non-MMT heroin addicts are low now, they are all at great risk of becoming infected with HIV in the future, especially for non-MMT heroin addicts. We should use the MMT sites as a platform to improve the control of HCV and HIV infection in heroin addicts. Source

HRM seeks staff report on methadone sites – TheChronicleHerald.ca

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HRM seeks staff report on methadone sites TheChronicleHerald.ca The siting of methadone clinics in the Halifax area is to be part of a municipal staff report requested by regional council Tuesday. One consideration to be undertaken by staff is whether a municipal zone should be established specifically for such … Councillor says residents need more say in where methadone clinics goMetroNews Canada all 2 news articles »

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Firefighters work to keep house fire from spreading – WAFF

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Firefighters work to keep house fire from spreading WAFF There's good news for communities fighting against new methadone clinics. The state has issued a one year moratorium on building any new facilities.More >>. There's good news for communities fighting against new methadone clinics. The state has issued …

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Methadone clinic on hold after state issues moratorium – WAFF

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Methadone clinic on hold after state issues moratorium WAFF The news comes a little late for opponents of an approved clinic in Jackson County, but the new methadone clinic at the former Stevenson Medical Clinic on Highway 85 will be under heavy scrutiny. Morrison said this site will serve as a test case for …

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Firm drops plans for methadone clinic, pursues lawsuit against Warren – Bangor Daily News

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Firm drops plans for methadone clinic, pursues lawsuit against Warren Bangor Daily News WARREN, Maine — The company that has tried unsuccessfully for more than two years to open a methadone clinic in town has withdrawn its application and will pursue its original federal civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit means the town could be liable … CRC Health Group withdraws application for Short Street siteCourier-Gazette & Camden Herald (subscription) all 3 news articles »

Question by codslick: Need to replace 300+mg’s of methadone w/???mg’s morphine sulphate ir, Oxycodone, etc.is there a guide tocompar
Is there a guide that compares one drug to others in its category? There must be a conversion rate for one opiate to another somewhere out there!! Would my pharmacist have something like that??? I bet my pain management “specialist” knows all about it and has one available , but will only refer me to the local hospital detox/rehab clinic for 2 or more months of hell!!!Back when I was still at the methadone clinic and I finally realized I didn’t have to go to a “clinic” and didn’t have to go to the only one that had a spot open that was 45 miles away from me!!! I called and went to the first dr I could find who would help me with this methadone problem.I didn’t care at the time who it was or how good they were, but if they prescribed methadone I was happy!! and they took medicare!!!What a bonus! Not having to pay the $ 200 every month that I didn’t have, and especially trying to drive all that way in my condition!So now I need more to kiil the pain enough but dont want to take anymore be

Question by David L: lortab, generic… severe pain or tolerance?
I have a really rare genetic disorder (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). Pretty much my joints are really lose and weak. Easily injured… found this out the hard way. Now when I was 17 I found all this out… at least 4+ medical problems and no I don’t want them to be true and no I don’t want them period. Not faking… I had a few answers posted stating that when I explained. I’m 24. I look more like 14-18ish which is good. I don’t mind that. But I do have some really major and severe medical problems. Specially with my joints. Doesn’t take a rocket scientists to figure out… well joints pop out damage happens. So for all those RNs out there that want to say “You’re young you want to think you have problems now… blah blah blah” Please go back to school first. Yea long and complicated story. So please leave if you have trouble already. I was prescribed lortab for knee and back pain. Does nothing! yea severe knee pain; MRI came out saying:

HIV rapid testing in drug treatment: comparison across treatment modalities.

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J Subst Abuse Treat. 2012 Sep 26;
Schwartz RP, Stitzer ML, Feaster DJ, Korthuis PT, Alvanzo AA, Winhusen TM, Donnard L, Snead N, Metsch LR

Despite high rates of risky behavior among patients, many drug abuse treatment programs do not provide on-site HIV testing. This secondary analysis examined differences in outcome by program modality from a multi-site trial in which 1281 HIV-negative patients in three methadone programs, seven non-methadone outpatient programs, and three residential programs were randomly assigned to: (1) off-site referral for HIV risk reduction counseling and testing; or on-site rapid testing (2) with or (3) without risk reduction counseling. The parent study using generalized estimating equations with site as a cluster variable found significantly higher rates of HIV testing and feedback of results by 1month post-enrollment for the combined on-site conditions compared to the offsite condition [RR=4.52, 97.5% CI (3.57, 5.72)]. Utilizing the same statistical approach, we found neither significant treatment modality nor significant treatment modality by testing condition interaction effects either for receipt of HIV test results at 1month or for sexual or drug use HIV-risk behaviors at 6-month follow-up. On-site HIV testing is effective across treatment modalities for achieving high rates of testing and results feedback. All programs should be encouraged to adopt or expand this service.
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