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Voting Question: Can i start the methadone clinic when i have an open CPS case?

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I was on methadone for 4 years then got pregnant & weened myself done to 10mgs before i had my daughter who was boarderlining addiction. they weeneded her down then DHHR/CPS persued a case. Now i cant find another suboxone program doctor since i left my old one. (which treated me like ****.)
i mean im in CPSs hands because of methadone but what can the CPS workers say or do if i start the methadone clinic?

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Camden's 'poorest' label is no surprise

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But the personal view's even worse: “Camden is the saddest place on earth,” declared Adrian Bartholomew, who was part of a knot of methadone clinic clients milling outside City Hall on Friday morning. An estimated 42.5 percent of Camden's nearly 80,000 …
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Clinically Employed Opioid Analgesics Produce Antinociception via ?-? Opioid Receptor Heteromers in Rhesus Monkeys.

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ACS Chem Neurosci. 2012 Sep 19; 3(9): 720-7
Yekkirala AS, Banks ML, Lunzer MM, Negus SS, Rice KC, Portoghese PS

Morphine and related drugs are widely employed as analgesics despite the side effects associated with their use. Although morphine is thought to mediate analgesia through mu opioid receptors, delta opioid receptors have been implicated in mediating some side effects such as tolerance and dependence. Here we present evidence in rhesus monkeys that morphine, fentanyl, and possibly methadone selectively activate mu-delta heteromers to produce antinociception that is potently antagonized by the delta opioid receptor antagonist, naltrindole (NTI). Studies with HEK293 cells expressing mu-delta heteromeric opioid receptors exhibit a similar antagonism profile of receptor activation in the presence of NTI. In mice, morphine was potently inhibited by naltrindole when administered intrathecally, but not intracerebroventricularly, suggesting the possible involvement of mu-delta heteromers in the spinal cord of rodents. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that, in primates, mu-delta heteromers are allosterically coupled and mediate the antinociceptive effects of three clinically employed opioid analgesics that have been traditionally viewed as mu-selective. Given the known involvement of delta receptors in morphine tolerance and dependence, our results implicate mu-delta heteromers in mediating both antinociception and these side effects in primates. These results open the door for further investigation in humans.
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Drug recovery clinic and users will be discreet

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Drug recovery clinic and users will be discreet. GILL GREEN, director of nursing and operations for Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, explains how Workington's drug and alcohol recovery centre will operate and why people in …
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City Panel Says No To Change In Medical Zoning

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Creve Coeur's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted Monday to oppose a proposal that would have allowed areas zoned "planned office" to house "Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Clinics," after hearing from hospital interests who said the …
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Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone soluble-film for treatment of opioid dependence.

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Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2012 Sep 26;
Soyka M

Introduction: Opioid dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder that shows excess mortality and comorbidity with somatic and psychiatric disorders. Methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone are widely accepted and are used as first-line maintenance treatments for opioid dependence. Fatal intoxications with these agents, risk of diversion, and accidental intoxications, especially in children, are apparent risks and are of increasing public concern. Buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual tablet is an established treatment for opioid dependence. A novel buprenorphine/naloxone film has been developed with improved pharmacokinetics and a hopefully lower risk of diversion and accidental intoxications. Areas covered: This review evaluates the available preclinical and clinical data on the novel buprenorphine/naloxone film for the treatment of opioid dependence. Literature was identified though a comprehensive PubMed search and data sources included official FDA information. Expert opinion: This is an interesting new formulation of a well-established medication in opioid dependence. However, few data have been published on its safety and efficacy. In an experimental study, the new formulation suppressed symptoms of opioid withdrawal as expected. Results of an unpublished study made public by the FDA suggest a spectrum of adverse events similar to that of the conventional sublingual tablet. Some data show patients may prefer the novel film over the sublingual tablet. The estimated lower risk for diversion and especially for accidental poisoning in children cannot be assessed in clinical studies but requires data from emergency room visits.
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