The two proven treatments for OxyContin addiction are long term residential treatment and medication assisted opioid tre ...
What Drugs Help With OxyContin Addiction?
Two opioid drugs are approved for the treatment of OxyContin addiction: methadone and buprenorphine. But clonidine and n ...
Is Rapid Opiate Detox Safe?
Detox under anesthesia (also know as rapid opiate detox) is not worth the risk of medical complications. We review the f ...
Opiate substitution medications: 3 reasons governments should legalize them
Governments that ban opiate substitution therapies often do not understand their uses and applications. Here we present ...
Opiate substitution therapy in developing countries
Laws that govern addiction therapies are not always in line with best current medical practices or research evidence. Su ...
The effects of methadone treatment during pregnancy
What are the effects of methadone treatment during pregnancy? Should a woman stop methadone treatment if she is pregnant ...
Methadone treatment guideline in opiate addiction-is longer better?
Is one year the standard methadone treatment guideline in opiate addiction? Not by far. Learn why methadone treatment ...
Methadone 60mg: the blocking dose for heroin treatment
Should methadone clinics support lower doses of methadone for patients being treated for opiate addiction? Or is methad ...
Efficacy of methadone maintenance treatment
Methadone doesn’t work for everyone. But the efficacy of methadone maintenance treatment has been documented since th ...
Buprenorphine sublingual tablets for opioid dependence?
Buprenorphine is a new solution to an old problem: opiate addiction. But how does it work? And do critics understand bup ...