OIG Audit: VA Docs Violated Opiate Rules
An audit done by the Office of the Inspector General’s Veterans Affairs found out that in 2012, the VA violated some policies of its agency in the supply of opiates to the veterans. It even discovered...
View ArticleAddiction Medication Cost: Hindrance For Addicts
Opioid addiction is said to be an alarming problem today in North America. However, drug dependence can be overcome through approaches such as medications and therapies. The issue is that many...
View ArticleMethadone Treatment Program Scrutinized in a Ha Noi Conference
A conference in Ha Noi last June 5, 2014 was attended by representatives coming from twenty provinces throughout Vietnam. The aim was to discuss methadone therapy expansion. Since its launching in...
View ArticleBUNAVAIL Gets FDA Approval
The first buccal film formulation of Naloxone and Buprenorphine has been affirmed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On June 6, 2014, the makers, BDSI- BioDelivery Sciences...
View ArticleGovernment Experts Pursue Expansion of Buprenorphine Use
The government’s head experts on drug abuse fought hard on Wednesday to discover ways to broaden the use of Buprenorphine. This medication is considered extensively as the best treatment for...
View ArticleGov. Patrick Approves Initiatives to Combat Opiate Addiction
The administration of Gov. Patrick Deval is prepared to allocate $20 million for the twenty-four actions intended to combat Massachusetts‘ sharp rise in heroin and opiate addiction. The governor stated...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo Announces Bills to Combat Heroin Problem
For the last two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has called the press twice to make formal announcements about the current “heroin epidemic” in New York. Together with lawmakers, he announced a new set of...
View ArticleMethadone Clinic In Carrolton Faces Oppositions Due to its Site
A clinic for the treatment of drug addiction is set to open in Carrolton, Kentucky but some individuals including the mayor are against it. The clinic will utilize the synthetic opiate, methadone, in...
View ArticleMore GPs in Addiction Medicine Needed in Victoria
There has been a rise in the number of patients that need treatment for drug addiction in the state of Victoria. However, this increase has not translated into more doctors practicing in addiction...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Opioid Painkiller Use Higher Among Returned Soldiers
A new study conducted on U.S. soldiers who have come back from deployment recently revealed that almost half of them are using opioid pain relievers. Findings of the said research were published in the...
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