When Rehab Doesn't Work
When Rehab Doesn't Work
(Fletcher argues a similar point in her book about the medications Suboxone and methadone, which help to prevent relapses and deaths in opioid addicts, but rehabs often fail to discharge patients on them; one of the most renowned inpatient treatment … Read more on Daily Beast
Baton Rouge doctor suspended amid sexual battery claim
“She had been referred to the Gidden Medical Clinic by her social worker as this clinic is one of a few in Baton Rouge that can prescribe suboxone,” a drug used to treat opiate addiction, an affidavit for a search warrant says. Court records show the … Read more on The Advocate
Genetics Identify Risk for Addiction And Tailored Treatment Plans for Pain
They also tested 1,380 samples from 690 methadone-taking participants, and 2,744 samples from 1,372 participants taking the addiction treatment Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone, Reckitt Benckiser). The researchers found that every reported … Read more on Anesthesiology News
What we can learn from Cory Monteith: The Internet weighs in
They report that the National Institute on Drug Abuse advocates for “maintenance treatment with drugs like methadone or Suboxone to treat opioid addictions, rather than abstinence. Research shows that these treatments can lower overdose and … Read more on Entertainment Weekly