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Tip 1 - Treatment Options for Addiction to Painkillers

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Timica Lee | permalink

Breaking free from an addiction to prescription drugs takes more than willpower. Learn more from WebMD about the medications and types of counseling that can help get someone on the road to recovery.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/breaking-an-addiction-to-painkillers-treatment-overvew ^[1]

Tip 2 - Treating addiction to prescription opioids

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Achaiah S | permalink

Several options are available for effectively treating prescription opioid addiction. These options are drawn from research on the treatment of heroin addiction and include medications (e.g., naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine) as well as behavioral counseling approaches.

For further reading: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/prescription-drugs/treating-prescription-drug-addiction/treating-addiction-to-prescription-opio ^[2]

Tip 3 - Treating opiate addiction, Part I: Detoxification and maintenance - Harvard Health

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by jalad | permalink

Dozens of opiates and related drugs (sometimes called opioids) have been extracted from the seeds of the opium poppy or synthesized in laboratories. The poppy seed contains morphine and codeine, among other drugs. Synthetic derivatives include hydroc...
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For further reading: http://www.health.harvard.edu/addiction/treating-opiate-addiction-part-i-detoxification-and-maintenance ^[3]

Tip 4 - FDA Approves New Opioid Addiction Treatment Combining Buprenorphine and Naloxone - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paul Main | permalink

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat opioid addiction that combines buprenorphine and naloxone. The drug, Zubsolv, is similar to Subutex and Suboxone, according to Reuters.

For further reading: http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/fda-approves-new-opioid-addiction-treatment-combining-buprenorphine-and-naloxone/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Opioid Dependence Treatment: Options In Pharmacotherapy

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Erik Van Grunderbeeck | permalink

The development of effective treatments for opioid dependence is of great importance given the devastating consequences of the disease. Pharmacotherapies for opioid addiction include opioid agonists, partial agonists, opioid antagonists, and alpha-2-adrenergic ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874458/ ^[5]