Subutex vs Suboxone
Subutex contains only buprenorphine hydrochloride. This formulation was developed as the initial product. The second medication, Suboxone contains an additional ingredient called naloxone to guard...
View ArticleNews: Benzos Endanger Opiate Addicts
New Survey Shows Majority of Opiates Addicts Endanger Lives by Adding Benzodiazepines, December 2012 A recent survey at a Narconon rehab center reveals how many opiate addicts are abusing only...
View ArticleNews: Prescription Opiates Pave the Way to Heroin
Opiate addiction: How prescription painkillers pave the way to heroin, June 2012 The use of prescription painkillers recreationally is at epidemic levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleNews: UPenn Clinical Study Studies the Brain in Opiate Addiction
Penn researchers use MRI to study drug addiction, January 2013 Matthew Ellis started popping painkillers as a teenager and switched to heroin a few years later. It was simple economics, and a common...
View ArticleNews: US Prison System Not Treating Addicts
Study finds US prison system falls short in treating drug addiction, September 2009 Almost a quarter of a million individuals addicted to heroin are incarcerated in the United States each year....
View ArticleNews: Media and Harm Reduction
The Role the Media Can Play in Reducing the Overdose Crisis, April 2013 It’s rare for a day to go by in California without a news outlet reporting on a teenager’s overdose death, or an increase in...
View ArticleNews: FDA Think Tank for Opioid Drug Trials
FDA Seeks Think Tank Help On Opioid Drug Trials In its latest bid to grapple with abuse and addiction problems caused by prescription painkillers, the FDA has enlisted the assistance of the Clinical...
View ArticleNews: National Survey on Opioid Dependence Misconceptions
National survey reveals public and physician misperceptions about opioid dependence A new national survey has revealed that both U.S. adults and primary care physicians hold various misperceptions and...
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