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Question by sixnylonstrings??: How long is a former heroin addict meant to be on methadone before being completely weaned off?
My dad is on methadone and I am worried that he doesn’t actually want to get off it as it is cheap and apparently “helping” him.

o.O

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Answer by zach
it depends how bad the habit was to begin with its differnt for all addicts

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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
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Rachelle Autry's five-year addiction to painkillers and heroin left her jobless, homeless, alone — and in desperate need of help. But her search for a residential drug treatment center led to one dead-end after another. There were none near her home …
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John Mayer Cheating On Katy Perry With Kinky Sex Mystery Woman
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Drug Bust Made In Paden City
Filed under: suboxone information

Among items confiscated from his residence were marijuana, prescription medication, Suboxone, syringes, pipes, miniature scales, money and his cell phone. Law enforcement present were Chief Michael Kelly and Patrolman J.D. Kelly of the Paden City …
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Pittsburgh police seek Rite Aid robber
Filed under: suboxone information

… to the pharmacy counter, lifted his shirt to reveal a pistol and demanded drugs. The pharmacist filled a blue duffle bag that the man carried with Percocet and Suboxone, and the man walked out the front door and toward railroad tracks behind the …
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Child's play?
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The boy also said he did not fire the weapon, and that he had smoked marijuana and taken Suboxone. Questioning stopped when the mother said … Cearley requested anyone with any information about this gun to come forward. He said it will help close the …
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New research could help with PTSD, drug addiction
Filed under: opiate addiction help

She said her work could lead to the ability to block traumatic memories associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and pleasant memories associated with drug addiction, specifically opiate use. Lauzon, who has been studying how dopamine …
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Minneapolis-based drug treatment program fined
Filed under: opiate addiction help

Minnesota regulators have disciplined a Minneapolis chemical dependency treatment provider they say violated policies regarding the use of methadone in treating opiate addiction. Specialized Treatment Services, which applied for a license to operate a …
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Council addresses opiate abuse
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He said that as a member of the emergency medical services personnel community, he sees firsthand the effect of opiate abuse, but cautioned that he does not have an exclusive view of the problem. The problem has affected the nicest neighborhoods in …
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Savage Love, 12.20.12
Filed under: addiction therapy

(I shared your letter with a sex researcher I trust, and she urged me to urge you to insist on seeing a reputable therapist who does sex therapy specifically, as they're less likely to be sex-negative and therefore less likely to react with prudish or …
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Christmas wishes in Newtown's shadow
Filed under: addiction therapy

He has been brave and disciplined with his intensive therapy after his stroke last Jan. 21. This January will see him on the job with a cane and leg brace. SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Brad Pitt, Ray Romano … IN TOWN HYPING HIS LATEST BOOK, “Recover to Live …
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Commentary: The Untimely Death of Spencer Cox Offers Another Reason to …
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BioDelivery Sciences Announces Million Registered Financing
Filed under: opioid dependence

Proceeds from this financing are expected to be used to fund completion of the Phase 3 clinical development program for BEMA Buprenorphine for chronic pain and progress BEMA Buprenorphine/Naloxone (BNX) for opioid dependence to the submission of …
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Zogenix Shares Touch All-Time Low
Filed under: opioid dependence

“Zogenix recognizes and appreciates that prescription opioid misuse and abuse is a critical issue,” said Stephen Farr, president and chief operating officer of Zogenix in a statement. “However, it is also important to remember that there is a …
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Port Jervis trying to combat rise in heroin use
Filed under: opiate addiction forum

… center in Port Jervis. The reason for the increase, say law enforcement officials, local drug abuse specialists and community activists, are a confluence of factors, including the old city's tri-state borders, its lack of job opportunities and the …
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Advocates of easing laws on marijuana use take case to Legislature
Filed under: opiate addiction forum

Mayor David Coss said this week that he doesn't have a strong opinion about policies on marijuana because he's trying to target opiate addicts — with a treatment-over-incarceration approach. Councilor Rebecca Wurzburger, the mayor pro tem, said she …
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Police say community needed to help fight drug problem
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