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Help With Heroin Addiction in the News

Mother's Day only adds to this mom's burdens
Filed under: help with heroin addiction

… her old heroin addiction. “When I would use heroin, it would take the pain away,” says Katherine, adding that she started using heroin in her 30s and quit several years ago after jail stints and treatment. She says she regrets the choices she made.
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I-Team: You're paying to keep addicts medicated
Filed under: help with heroin addiction

That coverage is helping an Eastgate-area addict named Elaine with her recovery. "With Suboxone, I don't get high at all," she said. "My life is gradually getting better and better, and I'm doing all the things I couldn't do before." Elaine's heroin …
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New Treatment for Heroin Addiction at our New Jersey Center

Association of Nerve Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A with Psychometric Measurements of Opiate Dependence: Results of a Pilot Study in Patients Participating in a Structured Diamorphine Maintenance Program.
Filed under: Methadone Detox

White Matter Abnormalities Correlating with Memory and Depression in Heroin Users under Methadone Maintenance Treatment.
Filed under: Methadone Detox

Analysis of drugs of forensic interest with capillary zone electrophoresis/time-of-flight mass spectrometry based on the use of non-volatile buffers.
Filed under: Methadone Clinics

Electrophoresis. 2012 Feb; 33(4): 599-606
Gottardo R, Mikšík I, Aturki Z, Sorio D, Seri C, Fanali S, Tagliaro F

he present work is aimed at investigating the influence of the background electrolyte composition and concentration on the separation efficiency and resolution and mass spectrometric detection of illicit drugs in a capillary zone electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (CZE-ESI-TOF MS) system. The effect of phosphate, borate and Tris buffers on the separation and mass spectrometry response of a mixture of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methadone, cocaine, morphine, codeine and 6-monoacetylmorphine was studied, in comparison with a reference ammonium formate separation buffer. Inorganic non-volatile borate and Tris buffers proved hardly suitable for capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) analysis, but quite unexpectedly ammonium phosphate buffers showed good separation and ionization performances for all the analytes tested. Applications of this method to real samples of hair from drug addicts are also provided.
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The poor oral health status of former heroin users treated with methadone in a Chinese city.
Filed under: Methadone Detox

Med Sci Monit. 2012 Apr 1; 18(4): PH51-55
Ma H, Shi XC, Hu DY, Li X

Background: There have been few studies conducted on the oral health status of illegal drug users in China, affecting the development of preventive and therapeutic approaches. The aim of the present study was to investigate and analyze the oral health status of former heroin users treated with methadone in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China.
Material/Methods: The presence of caries (decayed tooth and root), missing teeth, residual roots, dental prosthetic restoration and periodontal health were investigated in 445 former heroin users treated with methadone (317 males and 128 females). Their ages ranged from 20 to 59 years old.
Results: Among the study subjects, the prevalence of decayed/filled teeth was 64.72%, and the mean of decayed/filled teeth score was 2.92. The prevalence of decayed/filled roots was 21.80%, and the mean of decayed/filled roots score was 0.62. The prevalence of missing teeth was 31.46%, and the mean missing teeth score was 0.62. The prevalence of residual roots was 42.02%, with a mean score of 1.06. The rates of gingival bleeding, calculus, shallow pockets periodontal pocket, and deep periodontal pocket were 99.55%, 96.63%, 30.34%, and 2.70%, respectively.
Conclusions: The oral health status among the studied former heroin users in Chengdu was poorer than the general population. Better dental care for the former heroin users is needed to promote their oral health.
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Detox Opiates in the News

Super mess with super PACs; Responsible drug use; Catholic dissenter
Filed under: detox opiates

Switzerland greatly decreased opiate addiction and associated problems by making methadone maintenance readily available. Portugal legalized the possession and use of illegal drugs and treats patients successfully. We detoxify addicts in jails and …
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Maritime provinces won't fund OxyContin or replacement
Filed under: detox opiates

The fight against OxyContin addiction and street trafficking of the opiate drug helped force the restrictions. "We will grandparent in people who are already receiving OxyContin so they will be able to continue to get the OxyNEO replacement; however, …
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ER doctor sees rash of drug overdoses at local hospital
Filed under: detox opiates

According to Kemp, while opiates are an effective treatment for pain, they also trigger a receptor in the brain that causes feelings of euphoria, what addicts refer to as a rush. In addition to psychological addiction, Kemp explains, opiates cause a …
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