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Commentary: The threat of SB 204 in terms of substance abuse disorder treatment in West Virginia
12 Apr 2025 03:09 GMT
… top of the list for drug overdose deaths, with 90.9 … , such as methadone. What is methadone? Methadone is a medication used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT … hydrocodone. Available in pill, liquid, and wafer forms, methadone is typically taken …
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Methadone is both medicine and poison for addicts
12 Apr 2025 02:29 GMT
For Brandye Toombs, helping people achieve a life without drugs is both a professional and personal venture.
“I myself am a recovering addict,” Toombs said. “This year marks my eighth year sober. At my lowest points, I felt as if my life was purposeless. …
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Rutland clinic improving access to addiction treatment
11 Apr 2025 23:10 GMT
… open-access model for drug and addiction treatment at a Rutland clinic … the Rutland Regional Medical Center, says it can provide treatment for more … a week for medication.
The clinic primarily uses methadone and therapy to …
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Motivating Addicts — and Their Doctors
11 Apr 2025 19:53 GMT
… rate their satisfaction with treatment, and providing drugs was a convenient … demands, for which doctors could provide no lasting remedy.
“They feel … , controlled trials,” compared with psychosocial treatment, placebo or no medication, with methadone as “ …
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Drug user, 51, died in hospital after being denied life-saving surgery
11 Apr 2025 13:46 GMT
… returned admitted he had injected methadone.
Consultant cardiologist Dr Somnath Kumar … it was felt by the medical team that to operate again … .
Dr Kumar said doctors would normally want drug-using patients to be …
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New Synthetic Drug Shows Up On SF Streets, Is Linked to Overdose Death
10 Apr 2025 21:16 GMT
… in the local drug supply.
A powerful street drug that began … overdose death in which this drug was involved, calling the … use. "In human medicine, medetomidine is most similar to … increases in the distribution of methadone and buprenorphine to treat …
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First-in-Class Drug Approval for Acute Pain Highlights Need for Nonopioid Therapies
09 Apr 2025 16:17 GMT
… approval.
“Vertex [Pharmaceuticals Incorporated], which is … synthetic opioids include methadone and fentanyl, … medications.10
“Medication storage education is paramount, yet medication … Drug Topics newsletter.
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1. FDA approves novel nonopioid treatment …
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New Strategy Brings Substance Abuse Treatment Into the Hospital
09 Apr 2025 14:45 GMT
… substance abuse issues to medication-based treatment services after they’ve … as likely to accept medication-based treatment during their hospital stay … START patients initiated medication-based treatment (naltrexone, buprenorphine or methadone) during their …
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New hospital program helps opioid patients stay in treatment after discharge
09 Apr 2025 11:30 GMT
… with treatment following discharge, the study found.
During the START trial, study … were offered medications to treat opioid addictions, including buprenorphine and methadone, which … and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. JAMA Internal Medicine. doi.org/10 …
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Hospital-Based Addiction Consultation Addresses Gaps, Improves Treatment Rate
09 Apr 2025 04:53 GMT
… consultation services included an addiction medicine specialist (AMS) and care … care group received both methadone and buprenorphine. Both methadone and oral naltrexone … opioid use disorder treatment: the START randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med …