Heroin Addiction Treatment
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Heroin Addiction Treatment: A Comparison of Methadone and LAAM M. Douglas Anglin, Ph.D. Douglas Longshore, Ph.D. … Access Document
The Role Of IOT In Medical treatment Of heroin addiction
The role of IOT in medical treatment of heroin addiction . James Bell . November 2009 … View Doc
Heroin Assisted Treatment FAQs
Heroin Assisted Treatment Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) is a life-saving intervention for individuals struggling with addiction to illegal heroin when other … Return Document
A Message Of Hope
There was nothing he could do but watch when Wayne County Child Protective Services arrived that autumn day in October and took his 5-month-old daughter away to live in foster care. It was the worst day of Jason’s life. It was also the start to a new life without drugs and alcohol. … Read News
Opioid Addiction Treatment: An Overview
treat heroin and other opioid addiction. Methadone treatment is generally divided into two forms, maintenance and detoxification, and there are requirements for each in the … Access Doc
Facts About Heroin
Used to aid in the transition to long-term treatment. Naloxone and naltexone are medications that inhibit the effects of opiates such as morphine and horin. LAAM, a synthetic opiate similar to methadone, is used to treat heroin addiction. … Retrieve Content
Education, Support Key To Addressing Increased Heroin Abuse, Speakers Say
COLUMBIA — The Columbia Police Department and representatives from the medical and law enforcement communities discussed the recent increase of heroin and narcotic prescription-drug abuse in the area at a meeting Thursday night. Speakers at the meeting said the aim was to increase public awareness about the drug, especially about the current surge in young-adult heroin abuse, and stress the … Read News
HEROIN-BASED TREATMENT
CRITICISM OF HEROIN-BASED TREATMENT The critics of heroin-based treatment have presented arguments similar to those raised earlier by opponents of methadone treatment. These include the claims that, the provision of heroin will prolong the person's addiction and that prescribing it "capitulates to the … Return Document
Heroin Addiction – A Metabolic Disease
Of the 304 patients admitted to treatment 91% have continued in the program, 8% were discharged because of behavioral prob-lems unrelated to heroin addiction, and 1% … Read Here
HEROIN
HEROIN: Challenge for the 21st Century Susan M. Gordon, Ph. D.— Director of Research & Professional Training CARON FOUNDATION Excellence In Addiction Treatment … Retrieve Content
Drug Addiction Is A Disease—So What Do We Do About It?
Medication Treatment for addiction to Mechanism Methadone Heroin Opioid-receptor agonist Naltrexone Heroin Opioid-receptor antagonist Naloxone Heroin, alcohol Opioid-receptor antagonist … Fetch Document
SouthCoast Recovery Announces An Effective 90 Day Heroin …
SouthCoast Recovery Announces an Effective 90 Day Heroin Treatment Program Due to increased heroin addiction and people seeking treatment, SouthCoast … Return Document
PREVENTION METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT
heroin use. This illustrates the difficulty of the addiction recovery process and the fact that individuals may need mul tiple episodes of treatment over time. … Read Document
Prescription Painkiller/Heroin Addiction And Treatment …
Prescription Painkiller/Heroin Addiction and Treatment: Public and Patient Perceptions Highlights conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. … Return Document
IMPROVING MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF HEROIN ADDICTION
ABSTRACT Background: Heroin addiction is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) by Dole and co-workers 1964 represented the … Content Retrieval