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As Prescription Opioid Use Decreases, Heroin Use Increases in US

Cicero TJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;doi:10.1056/NEJMc1505541. From 2008 to 2014, prescription opioid use decreased while concurrent heroin use increased, with significant regional differences in the U.S., according to recent findings. “From 2010 through 2013, there was a notable downturn in abuse of prescription opioids and a coincident increase in abuse of heroin […]

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Dr. Oz to hold rally to raise awareness for addiction

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Twenty-two million Americans struggle with addiction, and 23 million more are currently in recovery. On Sunday in Washington, D.C., more than 600 organizations from around the world will gather in solidarity to raise awareness with the Unite to Face Addiction Rally.”

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Patrick Kennedy – Family’s Alcoholism

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The son of Senator Ted Kennedy opens up about his family’s alcoholism — including his own — in an effort to help others battle addiction. Watch the 60 Minutes story.

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Pill Mill Crackdown

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Pill mill crackdown having unintended consequences for pain patients who can’t get pain pills READ THE STORY

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So You Thought You Could Get Off Suboxone?

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by Dawn Roberts So You Thought You Could Get Off Suboxone? Maybe the headline in the press release for Bunavail says it all: First and Only FDA-Approved (Buccal Formulation) of Buprenorphine and Naloxone to compete in the $1.7 Billion and Growing U.S. Opioid Dependence Market. $1.7 billion and growing, they got that part right. Heroin

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Detoxing While You Work

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by Dr. Steven Scanlan, M.D. Palm Beach Outpatient Detox in Boca Raton, Florida is South Florida’s cutting edge, outpatient treatment facility, creating a new path to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Steven R. Scanlan, M.D. opened PBOD in 2008 with the goal to detoxify their patients from drugs and alcohol using minimal amounts of

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Heroin Kills And Here Is What Might Have Happened to Philip Seymour Hoffman

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by Susan BrinkNational Geographic When people hear the phrase “accidental drug overdose,” they naturally assume that someone mistakenly snorted, shot up, or swallowed too much. But a heroin overdose, such as the one likely suffered by the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman over the weekend, is not that simple. A heroin overdose happens because use of

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Detoxing from Suboxone – Fear is Caused by a Lack of Knowledge

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by Steven Scanlan, M.D.Palm Beach Outpatient DetoxBoca Raton, FLwww.pbod.org(561) 901-0040This discussion is addressed to providers as well as their patients who have become dependent on Suboxone (buprenorphine plus naloxone) or Subutex (buprenorphine alone) and who are seeking knowledge and hopefully wisdom about its use and abuse. Knowledge allows us to know, but wisdom gives us

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Suboxone: Concerns Behind The Miracle

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by Dr. Steven Scanlan, M.D. One addiction may be traded for another as the FDA-approved opiate addiction treatment Suboxone is becoming one of the most prescribed medications in the country (#41 overall in sales in 2009 according to drugs.com). Called a “miracle drug” by some, Suboxone is estimated to be 25 to 40 times more

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Suboxone: Amazing Detox Tool, Monster Maintenance Drug

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An Expert Talks About Suboxone: Dr. Steven Scanlan of Palm Beach Outpatient Detox Steven Scanlan, M.D. is board-certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine. In his practice, Palm Beach Outpatient Detox (PBOD), on the Florida coast, he has detoxed more than a thousand patients off many drugs, including alcohol, benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc.), and sleep aids.

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