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84The Truth About Methadone Treatment: Myths Dispelled
According to Emmett Velten, Ph. D., rumors thrive under two conditions: high emotion, and a lack of education. "The rumors and mythology surrounding methadone treatment may differ from normal rumors, because...
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73methadone addiction
Today’s topic will be methadone addiction. Methadone was invented in Germany in 1937. because it was thought that there would be a shortage of opium which is needed to make morphine.The drug was given the...
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55Traveling with a Methadone Treatment Regimen During the Holidays
Traveling during the holidays can be a stressful time, but also filled with the wonderful anticipation of seeing family and friends at familiar or other exciting locales. Of course it is important to pack and...
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54As Medical Use Expands, The Need For Methadone Detox Increases
Methadone, an addictive narcotic painkiller most commonly known for its controversial use as a “replacement addiction” for heroin addicts, has become the subject of even more controversy because of an...
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52International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology Conference
This past weekend, Novus was asked to present a program on how to do a successful medical detox from drugs and alcohol at the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology. This group is...
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55Sleep, Sleeping Pills And Other Alternatives, Part 1
The Irish have a long list of proverbs that they love to quote. One of them is, "A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." All of us have experienced the curative powers of...
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53Prescription Drug Addiction Plagues Americans Of All Ages
Over the past few years the dangers of prescription drugs have been widely publicized by the deaths of celebrities like Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith, both of whom died as a result of overdoses and...
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61Basic Body Detox
Warning: Toxins Are Everywhere You Look, Causing All Sorts Of Issues When They Build Up In The Body... And, Even Though Others Have Discovered The Secrets Of Body Detoxification, Not All Detox Methods...
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61Sleep, Sleeping Pills And Other Alternatives, Part II
Last week we discussed the five stages of sleep, some of the conditions which affect sleep and some of the facts and myths about sleep. Many of our patients at Novus Medical Detox who are engaged in a drug...
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66BENZODIAZEPINES
Benzodiazepines (“Benzos”) are drugs that were first marketed in the 1960’s for the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, seizures, convulsions and as muscle relaxants. Today these drugs account for about...
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