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    Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, helps many people addicted to opioids wean themselves from an escalating drug habit. But counseling and social support are key to successful treatment, too, experts say.
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    Opioid Addiction Is 'A Disease Of Isolation,' So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk

    Mar 27, 2020
    People in recovery from opioid or alcohol addiction are weathering a new storm of depression, anxiety and isolation these days, as 12-step programs move online and detox centers close their doors.
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    Sarah Ziegenhorn and Andy Beeler shared a selfie while hiking in Texas' Big Bend National Park in December 2018. Beeler died of an opioid overdose last March. Ziegenhorn traces his death to the many obstacles to medical care that Beeler experienced while
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    They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself

    Feb 24, 2020
    Sarah and Andy were in love and also advocates, determined to keep drug users from dying. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy's fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.
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    Dr. Peter Grinspoon was a practicing physician when he became addicted to opioids. When he got caught, Grinspoon wasn't allowed access to what's now the standard treatment for addiction — buprenorphine or methadone (in addition to counseling) — preci
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    For Health Workers Struggling With Addiction, Why Are Treatment Options Limited?

    Sep 06, 2019
    Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit. Critics of that policy say stigma is undermining best practice
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    The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment.
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    Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences

    Apr 20, 2019
    Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.
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    Barb Williamson runs several sobriety houses in Pennsylvania, commercially run homes where residents support each other in their recovery from opioid addiction. Initially, she says, she saw the use of Suboxone or methadone by residents as "a crutch," and
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    Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids

    Sep 12, 2018
    Evidence shows the drugs methadone and buprenorphine can help people recover from opioid use disorder by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings. So why do many sobriety facilities ban their use?
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    The shelter at Houston's Convention Center, seen here Aug. 29, isn't equipped to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid abuse.
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    Houston Methadone Clinics Reopen After Harvey's Flooding

    Sep 06, 2017
    Hurricane Harvey disrupted treatment for people addicted to opioids. Many need to get connected to a specialty clinic that can provide medication-assisted treatment.
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    Some medical professionals say declaring a national emergency could make Naloxone, a drug that treats opioid overdoses, more readily available.
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    Should The Opioid Crisis Be Declared A National Emergency?

    Aug 02, 2017
    Addiction treatment professionals are praising many of the recommendations of a White House commission on the opioid crisis. But some question the recommendation to declare it a national emergency.
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    Zac Talbott, who runs an opioid treatment program in Chatsworth, Ga., says drugs like methadone and buprenorphine can help people kick addictions to prescription painkillers and heroin.
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    Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics

    Jun 15, 2016
    Georgia has stopped licensing new clinics that provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Some call the state's move irresponsible. Others say the clinics aren't regulated enough.
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    Testerman left an intensive drug treatment program and now lives in a group home run by Lidz.
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    Treating Opioid Addiction With A Drug Raises Hope And Controversy

    May 17, 2016
    Medication-assisted treatment uses one of several drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to control cravings and reduce relapses. Despite the evidence, the approach is underused.
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    When Time Behind Bars Cuts Addiction Treatment Short

    May 11, 2016
    Most inmates lose access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction once they're incarcerated. Among prisons and jails that do offer such treatment, it's often restricted to pregnant women.
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