Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
"Administrators of substance use treatment programs, community health centers, and managed care organizations and other purchasers of healthcare services, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance carriers, should give careful consideration …
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Needling for Change
Despite the clear need for some kind of intervention to check drug overdose rates, SIF advocates in the U.S. are fighting an uphill battle. For years, drug addiction has inhabited an uneasy middle ground … After decades of scare-'em-straight drug …
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Baton Rouge ex-addict distributing life-saving 'overdose prevention' drug to …
It also contains sterile syringes, a guidebook on overdose prevention and proper naloxone use, as well as contact information for resources like syringe-access programs. In a city with a 500 percent increase in heroin overdose deaths, better access an …
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