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Prescribing heroin can help treatment resistant addicts
Supervised prescription of a combination of methadone plus heroin is feasible, safe, and effective in reducing the many physical, mental, and social problems of heroin addicts, according to Dutch researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-08-06)

Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction
Costly methadone treatment for heroin addicts could be replaced by a substitute painkiller that is half the price, safer and less toxic.   view more (2006-12-08)

New Treatment Option For Heroin Addiction (pp 634, 662)
An alternative drug therapy to methadone for the treatment of heroin addiction is proposed by Swedish authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Methadone is an established treatment for heroin addiction-however it is usually only given to long-term addicts as there are concerns that it... view more (2003-02-19)

Methadone and systematic follow-up: the best solution for managing chronic pain
Approximately 30% of Canadians suffer daily from chronic pain. Patients may be affected differently depending on the intensity, but all chronic pain is debilitating and difficult to treat.   view more (2007-09-13)

Should heroin be prescribed to addicts?
In this week's BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.   view more (2008-01-11)

Methadone Even at Therapeutic Levels Can Kill
Methadone is a possible cause of sudden cardiac death even when it isn't overdosed but is taken at therapeutic levels primarily for relief of chronic pain or drug addiction withdrawal, a new study by Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests.   view more (2008-01-10)

Pain patients at risk for sleep apnea
Opioid-based pain medications may cause sleep apnea, according to an article in the September issue of Pain Medicine, the journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.   view more (2007-09-07)

Opiates better than sedatives for treating newborns in withdrawal
For years, sedatives have been the gold standard for treating newborns suffering from opiate withdrawal. However, new research suggests that opiates themselves are superior to sedatives for treating infants born to women who used heroin or methadone while pregnant.   view more (2005-07-27)

Unique research finding : Majority of heroin addicts can be treated
Unique research finding at Karolinska Institutet and the Maria Clinic in Sweden shows that a majority of heroin addicts can be treated with a combination of drugs and psychological therapy. A study of heroin addicts that were treated with the drug buprenorfin in combination with group therapy, a... view more (2002-05-15)

Opiates and cannaboids: the fight against pain
Opiates and cannaboids, apart from being drugs, have curative properties. Thus, opiates (morphine, methadone, etc.) have been used for some time as a pain-reducer and many cannaboids have also analgesic properties. Regarding their curative aspects, it is very important to know the effects produced... view more (2003-03-18)

Medication appears effective in treating teen heroin addiction
In a comparison of two drugs prescribed to treat teenagers dependent on heroin and other opioids, the drug buprenorphine was more effective, especially in treatment retention.   view more (2005-10-04)

Study highlights risky behavior, lack of care among HIV-infected crack users
Doctors who treat HIV-infected crack users refer to them as "the forgotten population." A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient health care, do not receive life-saving antiretroviral therapy... view more (2008-08-05)

Hepatitis C complicated by morphine withdrawal
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that morphine withdrawal complicates hepatitis C by suppressing IFN-alpha-mediated immunity and enhancing virus replication.   view more (2005-10-31)

Sewage tells tales about community-wide drug abuse
Public health officials may soon be able to flush out more accurate estimates on illegal drug use in communities across the country thanks to screening test described here today at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.   view more (2007-08-22)

Opioids and cannabinoids influence mobility of spermatozoids
A PhD thesis from the University of the Basque Country has concluded that there are opioid and cannabinoid receptors in human sperm and that these influence the mobility of spermatozoid.   view more (2008-06-23)
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