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Buprenorphine Introduction Setting the Stage The Era of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Introduction: Setting the Stage — The Era of Medication-Assisted Treatment More than 50 million Americans are currently living with chronic pain unrelated to cancer. The costs associated with chronic pain are approximately 90 billion dollars annually. During the last two decades of the 20th century, there has been increased interest in support of fundamentally changing…
The Role of Awareness In Preventing Relapse
The word relapse comes from the Latin word “relabi”, meaning to fall back or vanish. In medicine, relapse means to fall ill again after an apparent recovery. In addiction recovery it means a return to using addictive substances or participating in addictive behaviors. The rate of relapse in addiction is similar to other chronic diseases…
Addiction relapse Part of chronic illness
(CNN) — Actor Charlie Sheen has begun at least his fourth stint in rehab after he was taken from his home to a hospital by ambulance last week. He was “very, very intoxicated, also apparently in a lot of pain” on Thursday, according to a 911 call from a doctor who had just talked to…
Where Is Substance Abuse Treatment Heading Into 2011
As 2011 gets underway, we reflect on the many challenges a new year brings. Professionals in the field of addiction continue to face an ever changing landscape of drug use trends. Recent data from SAMHSA revealed substance abuse treatment admissions for primary pain reliever abuse increased more than 400% between 1998 and 2008. The National…