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To be effective, detoxification must precede long-term treatment that either requires complete abstinence or incorporates a medication, such as methadone, into the treatment plan.
Methadone is a synthetic opioid that blocks the effects of heroin and other opioids, eliminates withdrawal symptoms, and relieves drug craving.

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A state senator says the publicly funded state methadone program squanders money in an era of tight budgets by having no incentive for patients to get off the drug and no requirement that they use the clinic closest to their home.

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The federal government has approved a new formula for OxyContin to discourage the abuse of the drug blamed in the opiate addictions of thousands in Massachusetts. But drug experts say the reformulated OxyContin is still not tamper-proof, not any safer.

heroin addictions

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To be effective, detoxification must precede long-term treatment that either requires complete abstinence or incorporates a medication, such as methadone, into the treatment plan.
Methadone is a synthetic opioid that blocks the effects of heroin and other opioids, eliminates withdrawal symptoms, and relieves drug craving.

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The local health unit is aiming for June 19 to hold a full-day physician and pharmacist awareness seminar about the unrelenting abuse of OxyContin. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit, in conjunction with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and the Ontario College of Pharmacists, hopes …

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