Heroin Use in NH at 'epidemic' Levels, Study Says
Heroin use in NH at 'epidemic' levels, study says
CONCORD – State substance abuse and law enforcement officials sounded the alarm Wednesday about heroin use that has reached “epidemic” levels, as many users hooked on prescription pain opiates switch to the dangerous street drug. Hospital admissions …
Read more on Nashua Telegraph
Buprenorphine's Relationship with Traditional Recovery
Suboxone has opened a new frontier of treatment for opioid addiction, but arguments over the use of Suboxone split the recovering and treatment communities along opposing battle lines. The arguments are …. methadone fit in? Methadone is an opioid …
Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)
How to Slow Heroin's Comeback
Substitution therapies (methadone and buprenorphine) for opiate addiction are valuable tools, but only if the treatment system and the criminal justice system are willing to follow the evidence rather than “just say no” prejudices. A nasal spray …
Read more on Bloomberg View
Former VA Doctor Says She Was Forced Out After Limiting Opiate Prescriptions
In September, CIR revealed that VA prescriptions for four opiates — hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine — surged by 270 percent between 2001 and 2012. That far outpaced the increase in VA patients and … Khulusi said the majority of …
Read more on ABC News
Find More Methadone For Opiate Addiction Information…