Methadone Uses

New York Times Misses Mark on Buprenorphine Drug
In a lengthy front page story called: "Addiction Treatment with a Dark Side," The New York Times recently drew attention to buprenorphine, a medication used to treat addiction to heroin and prescription opioids. As physicians and … over the past …
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Practice tips for opioid prescribing
Evidence suggests that the risk for accidental overdose increases an estimated 1.9- to 3.1-fold with doses of 50- to 100-mg morphine equivalents, and even more dramatically with doses above 200 mg. Another strategy is to avoid prescribing methadone …
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