Opioid Dependence: Global Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use Common, Underestimated
Global Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use Common, Underestimated
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Cocaine was used by 14 to 21 million people (0.3% – 0.5%) in 2009, with rates highest in North America (1.9% of the population); abuse of opioids (12 – 21 million), such as heroin and morphine, was most common in the Near East and the Middle East (0.8% …
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New study may lead to better treatment for alcohol abuse
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Fields explained that naltrexone, which prevents binding at opioid receptor sites, is not widely accepted as a treatment for alcohol dependence — “not because it isn't effective at reducing drinking, but because some people stop taking it because they …
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Hunter drug users face longest wait for treatment
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BY JACQUI JONES THE Hunter has a two-year waiting list for drug addicts seeking treatment for heroin and other illicit opioid dependence, a situation experienced nowhere else in Australia, drug specialists say. The blowout in waiting times comes as …
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