Dr. David Sack Explains Promises’ Philosophy on Use of Suboxone in Addiction Treatment

Dr. David Sack Explains Promises’ Philosophy on Use of Suboxone in Addiction Treatment – Suboxone is a replacement drug used to mitigate the effects of withdrawal from opiate drugs.

Cops charge 6 people in raid after probe of Suboxone sale

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Suboxone is used to treat opiate addiction but can also be abused; the film is taken by placing it under the tongue. During the investigation, three other adults and two juveniles who weren't the targets in the operation were arrested, accused of …
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Letter of the Day (Feb. 17): Heroin addiction

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For established addiction to heroin, OxyContin and other opioids, the only effective treatment is an indefinite prescription of either Suboxone or methadone. The scientific findings are clear on this. It may not be the answer people want to hear, but …
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Rochester Drug Co-Op Sues Reckitt Over Heroin Treatment

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Suboxone is used by heroin addicts to help control the withdrawal symptoms. It costs about $ 8 a tablet and earned Reckitt about $ 1 billion in U.S. sales, according to the complaint. Rochester Drug is seeking class-action, or group, status for the case …
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Q&A: What Really Goes on In Drug Rehabs

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One of the things that really floored me was the resistance to using maintenance treatments [with methadone or suboxone] on the part of programs, when the literature is so clear that maintenance is the most effective treatment for people with opioid …
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