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Injectable Methadone: Could monthly methadone injections be the answer to better opioid addiction treatment?

Is it possible to get the best of both worlds?Methadone is the gold standard when it comes to medication assisted treatment of opioid addiction. Compared to Suboxone, it has a…

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Harm Reduction For Opiate And Opioid Addiction Saves Lives

What is Harm Reduction?

Harm reduction, very simply, is a collection of solutions that reduce harm. It is often used in reference to tools that are helpful in reducing sickness and death due to opioid addiction. By helping opioid addicts to stay alive and healthy, we give them hope to recover. (more…)

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Testing Heroin For Fentanyl

Harm Reduction Saves Lives

In other parts of the country and the world, safe injection sites are saving the lives of heroin users. An important part of this harm reduction system is the testing of heroin for fentanyl. The purpose of testing heroin is to ensure that the drug user has real heroin and not deadly, potent fentanyl. (more…)

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Broward County Needs Substance Abuse Treatment in The 21st Century

The New Recovery The substance abuse treatment Broward County should have, without a doubt, would certainly include Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). If you have followed this blog over the past…

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