Pressure on Treatment Programs as Drug Use Rises Among Victorian Prisoners

Published October 29, 2013

Pressure on treatment programs as drug use rises among Victorian prisoners
The report found prescription drug buprenorphine, known in jail as hillbilly heroin, was the most commonly detected drug in 2012-13. Buprenorphine is prescribed to treat heroin addiction and is limited to a maximum of six prisoners in each jail with a … Read more on Herald Sun

Anti-Epileptic Drug Topamax Could Treat Cocaine Addiction
A new study reveals that topiramate, a drug approved to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches, also could help treat cocaine dependence. The study is one of the first to establish a pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction, for which there are … Read more on PsychCentral.com