Posts Tagged ‘Opiate withdrawal’

08-03-2013 Opiate Withdrawal Recovery Getting Off Suboxone Video Journal – Day three of getting off withdrawing Suboxone (Buprenorphine) using Tramadol to avoid withdrawals.

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The politics of addiction
Thirteen bills — mostly before the state House — propose ways to treat addicts, educate Ohioans about prescription drug and opioid abuse, regulate how painkillers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet are dispensed and monitored, and prevent the …
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Methadone treatment keeps you caged-in – Dr. Randall S. Bock explains to a former methadone patient that methadone’s not giving people maximum freedom over their conditions.

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Take-Home Induction of Buprenorphine Feasible, Safe
Most patients had previously been treated with medications for opioid dependence, including 331 (68%) who had been receiving buprenorphine and 260 (54%), methadone. All patients received an instructional handout, a 1-week written prescription for …
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Novel Nonopioid Approach Promising for Opioid Dependence
"We were trying to find a way of dealing with opiate withdrawal and facilitate people to the next stage of addiction treatment," lead author Gregory Rudolf, MD, from the Swedish Addiction Recovery Service, in Seattle, Washington, told Medscape Medical …
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Withdrawal – Feb 9, 2013.

Zogenix Statement: Let's Get the Facts Straight About Zohydro ER
For patients who require opioid therapy while pregnant, be aware that infants may require treatment for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Prolonged use during pregnancy can result in life-threatening neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Instruct …
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Fighting drugs trade – most urgent issue new Afghan president will face
The April 5 presidential vote will be held in a climate of uncertainty as NATO combat forces ready their withdrawal at the end of 2014. If successful, the election … of heroine,” Rick Rozoff said. Given the fact that a third of the combined legal and …
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Suboxone Withdrawals Day 30! – This is just an update on my progress. I also wud like to offer hope to anyone in the situation as myself.

We need to OK bill to allow medicine to treat overdoses
A bill that would save lives by providing first-responders the ability to administer a medication that reverses narcotic (opiate) overdoses is now before the Legislature. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opiate antagonist and has been available …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
Billy was diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a condition in which a baby has severe withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to prescription medications (opiates, for example) or illicit drugs used by the mother during pregnancy. As tears …
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08-02-2013 Opiate Withdrawal Recovery Getting Off Suboxone Video Journal – Day two of getting off withdrawing Suboxone (Buprenorphine) using Tramadol to avoid withdrawals.

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Dangerous new drug results in eight overdoses in the East Kootenay region
“Withdrawal is more severe than with other opiates because of the higher level of pain and agitation than we would normally expect. It's so much higher that it makes it really hard to stick with withdrawal,” he said. Most people who fatally overdose on …
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Addicts Often Wait for Treatment
"It was terrible," she said of going through withdrawal when she tried to quit without suboxone. "I ended up going … While opiate abuse is a growing problem, providers say the top reasons people seek treatment are alcohol and marijuana abuse …
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New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … – PR Urgent (press release)

New Treatment For Opiate Addiction Entitled “Effortless Opiate Withdrawal: A … PR Urgent (press release) After suffering from a 10 year addiction to painkillers and other opiates, (including Methadone) and searching for a way to fight his addiction, he finally came across a little-known and highly-effective protocol which completely cured him of his …

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Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever – Morning Sentinel

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Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever Morning Sentinel Those who have been able to get into treatment often trade heroin for methadone or suboxone, synthetic versions of opiates that do not provide a high but allow addicts to avoid sickness from withdrawal. While they are not considered treatment on their … and more »