Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet – Huffington Post

Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet – Huffington Post

Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet
Huffington Post
I work at Evergreen Treatment Services, a methadone clinic in Seattle. As a physician assistant (PA) for 14 years, I've encountered many both inside and outside the medical communities who don't know what that means and who also think that people who …

Methadone Heroin – Google News

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction – British Journal of Psychiatry

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction
British Journal of Psychiatry
All of the participants had been receiving 'conventional' methadone treatment for more than 6 months and continued 'to inject “street” heroin regularly'. On average, they had had over four prior treatment episodes. Accordingly, it is reasonable to

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Vancouver prescription heroin users wage court battle with the feds – Straight.com


Straight.com

Vancouver prescription heroin users wage court battle with the feds
Straight.com
In a similar study called NAOMI (North American Opiate Medication Initiative), conducted from 2005 to 2008, Byres said, health professionals observed that in certain cases, heroin-assisted therapy proved more effective than methadone in improving the …

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Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers – Insurance News Net (press release)

Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers
Insurance News Net (press release)
When their number is called, they move to a private window, where their methadone is measured by a computer and dispensed in a cup. Methadone has some of the same addictive qualities of opiates. The euphoric effect is reduced, and it prevents heroin …

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