The price of addiction: Treatment options for opioid dependence (Series)
Methadone is the most common medication used in the treatment of opioid dependence, either to heroin or prescription drugs. Methadone, which is also an opioid, is given in a highly controlled environment and only through state and federally regulated …
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More Drug Dependent Newborns in Tennessee
It also aids clinicians in having conversations with their patients about planning for a pregnancy or preventing one as well as treatment options. “Women of child-bearing age who are pregnant or become pregnant while they are also using or abusing …
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Krokodil presents problems for treatment centers
JOLIET — Substance abuse treatment centers will face more challenges in providing care for users of the potent and dangerous street drug known as Krokodil, according to Pete McLenighan, executive director of the Stepping Stones Treatment Center …
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