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Researchers identify potential patient safety risks among methadone maintenance treatment patients
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Boston Medical Center (BMC) researchers have identified potential safety risks among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients due to the quantity and accuracy of medical record documentation. Improved communication ...
Cocaine and heroin harm placenta
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the ...
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Methadone deaths prompt N.C. investigation
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Officials are investigating several North Carolina clinics following an increasing number of deaths involving methadone, a report says.
Methadone even at therapeutic levels can kill
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Methadone is a possible cause of sudden cardiac death even when it isn’t overdosed but is taken at therapeutic levels primarily for relief of chronic pain or drug addiction withdrawal, a new study by Oregon Health & Science ...
Should heroin be prescribed to addicts?
Jan 11, 2008 |
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In this week’s BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.
Study finds US prison system falls short in treating drug addiction
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Almost a quarter of a million individuals addicted to heroin are incarcerated in the United States each year. However, many prison systems across the country still do not offer medical treatment for heroin and opiate addiction, ...
China's paradoxical policies on HIV and drug use threaten health
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Injection drug users sentenced to compulsory detention under China's paradoxical policies on HIV/AIDS and narcotics suffer human rights abuses that may imperil their health, says a new study published in the open access journal ...
Drug poisoning growing cause of death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A government report said poisoning is the second-leading cause of injury death in the United States after motor vehicle accidents.
Girls growing up with heroin-addicted parent more resilient than boys
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Growing up with a heroin-addicted parent exposes children to a variety of detrimental experiences before the age of 18 and new research indicates that girls are four times more resilient than boys in overcoming such adverse ...
Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Addiction
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunization with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute on Drug ...
In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.
New guidelines for prescribing opioid pain drugs published
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A prestigious panel of pain-management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) www.ampainsoc.org and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has published the first comprehensive clinical practice guidel ...
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