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2 PART SUBOXONE (BUPRENORPHINE) TREAT OPIOID DEPENDENCE

2 PART NEWS ON SUBOXONE / SUBUTEX / BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENT PAIN PATIENT. INCLUDES NEW FORMULATION OF SUBOXONE IN FILM STRIP FORM SUBLINGUAL

 

OUR VIEW | Zoning settled, treatment clinic still a need
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Dependence on opioid drugs, which range from heroin to prescription pain medication, is on the rise, including here. Methadone's use as a pain medication has come into question recently, but as a treatment for opioid addicts it is an accepted and …
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Tackling Prescription Drug Abuse
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Roger D. Weiss, MD: Abuse of prescription medication – opioids in particular – is a significant public health problem. Evidence from community surveys, emergency rooms, addiction treatment centers, and mortality data all point to a dramatically …
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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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Opioid Dependence: Buprenorphine: A New Treatment for Opioid Dependence Part 2

For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com What is opioid dependence/addiction? Taking strong opioid painkillers, in large doses, for an extended period of time, can cause physical dependence in humans. This means when the medication is discontinued abruptly, withdrawal symptoms occur. This is normal physiology and does not require addiction treatment. However, if an uncontrollable compulsion develops and is accompanied by an increased quantity of drug to achieve the same effect, and opioid use continues despite negative consequences, such as loss of a job, then these conditions may be considered addiction and may require treatment. Opioid addiction is a brain disease Opioid addiction is a treatable chronic brain disease precipitated by fundamental, long-term, changes to the structure and functioning of this organ. Once someone becomes addicted, areas of the brain are altered from the normal healthy state. This is why addiction is classified as a disease. These are physical changes to the brain – not caused by lack of morals, controlled by willpower, nor cured by good advice. It’sa disease as is diabetes or cancer, and it is treatable.
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Opioid Dependence: Buprenorphine Implant Effective for Opioid Dependence
August 16, 2011 — Treatment with an investigative buprenorphine implant (Probuphine, Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc) significantly reduces opioid dependence and may be similarly effective to daily buprenorphine-naloxone oral therapy, new data suggest. …
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Opioid Dependence: BioDelivery Sciences Announces Upcoming Presentations at Three Investor …
BDSI's second pain product, BEMA Buprenorphine, is being developed for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain and is in development in a high dose formulation for the treatment of opioid dependence. Additional product candidates are being …
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