Suboxone Maintenance Understanding Medications

Published January 17, 2014

Suboxone Maintenance Understanding Medications – Dr. Summers gives an explanation of medications and usage to treat opiate addicts on Suboxone maintenance program. This video is targeted to family and frien…

County targets growing heroin use

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One of the most effective ways to treat the addiction is with Suboxone, a long-term replacement drug that helps to control opiate addiction. At any one point in 2013, Cauley estimates around 90 people were receiving the drug through the clinic, but …
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New drugs approved in 2013

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Zubsolv (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual tablets, Rx: This helps people who are dependent on painkiller drugs such as opiates (hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine). The drug is intended as part of a bigger program to treat drug addiction, including …
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ACP Issues Wake-up Call on Prescription Drug Abuse

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This includes accessible physical and occupational therapy, as well as more use of buprenorphine as a safer alternative to opioids; if opioids have to be used, the addition of the opiate antagonist naloxone reduces the risk for opioid overdose …
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