California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care
California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care
… substance abuse disorders and for treating withdrawal. At the same time, one of his staff was doing research on buprenorphine, which was demonstrating superior effectiveness to methadone—an example of a growing number of somatic treatments that …
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Methadone????
Question by pregwit2: Methadone????
I have had enough of being on Methadone.I’ve been on 25mg for 2weeks now cause when i went down to 15 the pain was unbearable.What I like to no is how long is the withdrawal(cold turkey) symptoms last?What can I do to ease them (home remedies)?I’m… Continue reading
To a Medical Doctor About Opiate Addiction and PAWS (Post Acute Withdraw Syndrome)?
Question by JiNx: To a Medical Doctor about Opiate addiction and PAWS (Post Acute Withdraw Syndrome)?
I have off and on, mostly on, been addicted to prescription pain medications (Opiates) for about 10 years (I’m almost 30 now, and started at age 19-20). I have tried to quit many times,… Continue reading
Watson: Treating Drug Addiction Needs Less Stigma
Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Recently, a cluster of heroin overdoses and deaths on the South Shore of Massachusetts captured public attention and focused both citizens and local and state officials on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based …
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Super Mom Let Life Get Away
Super Mom let life get away
Becky tried to self-detox herself from the medications, but found it made her too sick. Her husband was … To prove to her husband that she was ready to get help, Becky called a local hospital which she said referred her to a methadone… Continue reading
Can Drugs Make You Not Get Pregnant?
Question by Wendie: Can drugs make you not get pregnant?
This question is not at all for me. I am already pregnant. There is a lady that I work with who is going to a fertility clinic to try to get pregnant. She has told me that she has been… Continue reading