Heroin Treatment Funding a Big Hurdle

Heroin treatment funding a big hurdle
You should be a physician, not a lawyer. Medicine-assisted treatment is the standard of care.” For heroin addicts, Engel supports avenues including methadone or Suboxone therapy, which he said stabilizes addicts and gives them the ability to function well. Read more on Cincinnati.com

Doctor Shoppers Make Up Nearly 1% of Patients Buying Prescription Opioids
The opioid most likely to be abused by doctor shoppers, as a percentage of all prescriptions dispensed, was oxycodone (2.8%), followed by oxymorphone (2.3%), tramadol (2%), buprenorphine (1.9%) and hydrocodone (1.8%). The lowest risks were for codeine … Read more on Pain Medicine News

Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino Partners With Community Ambassadors for …
Michael and the community ambassadors hope to get the word out that people don't have to face the fight alone and can help to reset their situation by working with a doctor to manage prescription painkiller addiction. Reset Reality: Education … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fatal overdoses quadruple as heroin tightens grip on Maine
Drug treatment professionals were not surprised by the jump in heroin overdose deaths, said Ronni Katz, coordinator of the substance abuse prevention program for Portland's Department of Health and Human Services. “The trends that we've been seeing are … Read more on Morning Sentinel