Painkiller Addiction: Best Treatment for Painkiller Addiction
Best Treatment for Painkiller Addiction
Ray Caesar, Opioid Treatment Authority, Oklahoma Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, addresses the Tribal Forum on Painkiller Addiction, June 21, 2012, at Absentee Shawnee Counseling Services, identifying the SAMHSA evidence-based best practices for opiate addiction. He discusses Medication Assisted Treatment and the use of methadone. For more information see ascs-okc.com
Corrections and clarifications
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An article about an epidemic of addiction to opioid painkillers in the US said that in 17 states overdoses of such drugs had become the No 1 killer, surpassing even car crashes (Painkiller plague, 29 November, page 6, G2). To clarify: this was a …
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Think of the people who live in pain
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There is no doubt that opiate abuse needs to be curbed in Canada, but we need to address the demand, not the supply. When time-release painkillers are necessary, doctors need to look to alternatives with a lower chance of abuse. That is the role of …
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