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The Media Needs to Stop Stigmatizing Our Best Weapon Against…

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Haven't heard of buprenorphine? That means you're happily sheltered from the hellscape of opiate addiction. But the drug, which goes by the commercial name Suboxone, has emerged over the past decade as the biggest development on the drug treatment …
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Spurt in injecting drug users forces Centre to open more therapy centres

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Alarmed over the rising number of injecting drug users, the government has decided to increase the number of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centres in the country from the present 52 to 300 by the end of this year. Of the existing OST centres spread …
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Five addiction experts weigh in on how Rob Ford could be helped

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The outrageous Rob Ford drama that unfurled last week at Toronto City Hall has turned a spotlight on substance abuse and addiction treatment. After the mayor admitted to smoking crack and driving drunk, Mr. Ford said he has sought help from “a team of …
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Campaign addiction

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John Kasich's Healthy Ohio office, says the state is piloting a medication-assisted treatment program with some drug courts. Ohioans must understand, if only through the testimony of others, how hard it is to overcome an opiate addiction. The misery of …
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