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92Methadone Take Home Doses. Federal Regulations on Clinic Reporting; Get the Take Home Doses You Deserve!
Kmow what you have to do to get your methadone take home doses as soon as possible. Know the Federal Time in Treatment minimums and know when the federal govt. says you should have take home doses, and how many you should be getting!
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815 Wrong Reasons to Get Off Methadone
*A follow up to the hub, "5 Good Reasons to Get Off Methadone" Once again, in this series of hubs I am specifically referring to people who are on a methadone maintenance program for treatment of opiate addiction at an accredited clinic. I...
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83WHAT IS SUBOXONE?
Suboxone is a prescription medication that comes in a sublingual (under the tongue) tablet or sublingual film. Suboxone contains 2 ingredients: buprenorphine and naloxone. Suboxone is prescribed to treat opioid (pain killer) dependence. In other...
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72When to believe, when not to? When is enough, when it's not? - Dosing guide.
Learn what is crucial in dosage of opiates in maintenance treatments.Find out why are they individualized, and what are the most important things that you have to take in mind before you start to make THE WRONG STEPS IN TREATMENT OF SOMEONE CLOSE. Also, find out WHAT ARE THE WRONG THINGS THAT YOU CAN TELL AND DO TO ONE PATIENT THAT IS STRUGGLING HIS BATTLE... Worth of reading - FOR SURE. It took me two days to write it, and make it little bit summarized - but it was worth of it.
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78Vomiting After Taking Methadone - Do You Need a Second Dose? What to Do If You Throw Up Your Methadone.
Nausea and vomiting sometimes accompany methadone usage as a side effect, and even if methadone does not cause you any queasiness – we all get sick sometimes, and we all sometimes suffer the effects of food poisoning. If you are on methadone for...
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73Can You Take Suboxone? You Must Be Opiate Dependent to Use Buprenorphine – Take This Opiate Addiction Self Test
To take Suboxone (buprenorphine) you must be opiate dependent. Here is a self test that clinicians may use to determine whenther your suitability for Suboxone therapy, and one that you can take yourself.
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7310 Long Term Effects of Heroin Use
Long term heroin use is usually the outcome of a first time user due to its addictive nature. It is the most addictive drug and fastest acting opiate. Sometimes the long terms effects are so severe addicts are...
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74Substitution Therapy for Heroin Addicts
Substitution therapy is an alternate form of a substance medically administered to an addict who is dependent on the illicit drug. Often times this treatment is used in aiding those with opioid addiction, namely heroin. The drugs that are used in...
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67Understanding Opiate Overdose - How To Avoid It
This hubpage gives a basic understanding about the seriousness and what can happen if you experience an opiate drug overdose. Opiate overdose is a serious soical problem nowadays. Opiate drugs that are commonly used for pain relief and relaxation...
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83Suboxone Withdrawal Symptoms – Sweating, Headache, Nausea, Insomnia, Anxiety, Pain…
Why does Suboxone cause withdrawal? What circumstances cause these withdrawal pains and what are the symptoms of a buprenorphine withdrawal? Why Does Suboxone Produce Opiate Type Withdrawal Symptoms? Suboxone contains buprenorphine, and...
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