opioid addiction

Medication an Effective Tool in Fighting Addiction – Boston Globe

Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction – Boston Globe

Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction
Boston Globe
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction has been shown in multiple rigorous clinical trials to increase the likelihood that patients will be able to remain abstinent from the heroin or prescription opioids… Continue reading

Decorated Bay City Soldier Says He's on the Cusp of Putting Opiate Addiction

Decorated Bay City soldier says he's on the cusp of putting opiate addiction
"I paused a few times when I really felt a lot of withdrawal symptoms," he said. "I would pause for a week at a … Methadone is synthetic opioid intended to relieve addicts of withdrawal symptoms… Continue reading

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment – Health Data Management

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment – Health Data Management

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment
Health Data Management
Behavioral health technology developer Polaris Health Directions, Langhorne, Penn., has received a $ 1.1 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the… Continue reading

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment – Health Data Management

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment – Health Data Management

NIDA Grant Fuels Cloud-Based Predictive Software for Addiction Treatment
Health Data Management
Behavioral health technology developer Polaris Health Directions, Langhorne, Penn., has received a $ 1.1 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the… Continue reading

Event Being Held for Opioid Addiction Prevention

Event being held for opioid addiction prevention
Speakers representing the Berkshire regional Planning Commission and Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse will also be there. They will present information about the next county-wide Prescription Drug Roundup which will be held on …
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Melanoma’s Sugar Addiction Offers Hope for New Treatment – Medical Xpress

Melanoma’s sugar addiction offers hope for new treatment – Medical Xpress


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Melanoma's sugar addiction offers hope for new treatment
Medical Xpress
Without treatment the life expectancy is around eight months from diagnosis. Around 40% of melanomas are driven by mutations in the BRAF gene and rely on glucose… Continue reading