Opiate Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy

Published July 29, 2013

Opiate Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy – It is estimated that 1 in 7 pregnant women in the Rutland, Vermont region has an addiction problem, including addiction to opiates. In order to meet this pr…

Leading National Pain and Addiction Treatment Specialist Comments on CDC …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

"The recent report from the CDC is just the latest in a trend of increasingly disturbing data relating to the prescription drug epidemic. Those of us in the field of chemical dependency treatment have seen dramatic increases in abuse and overdose for …
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A magic shot for addiction? Vivitrol shows early promise, addicts say

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

Kerlikowske, who heads the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, told the Post-Dispatch that medications such as Vivitrol are the future of addiction treatment, which, until this point, has relied almost solely on therapy-based models or …
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