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Columbia University?s Part in Spreading the Word About Buprenorphine
2007-10-22 16:28:00 We don?t really think about the people who started it all, but considering that it?s only been a few years since the FDA approved bupe for substance abuse treatment, there?s been a viral word-of-mouth buzz about the drug among addicts, if not medical professionals. More About: University , Word , Columbia , Part , Columbia University
A Full and Complete Definition of Buprenorphine
2007-10-21 16:44:00 There are rumors about buprenorphine, detailed medical definitions and a ton of research to sift through. Here?s the full and complete definition broken down in simple to digest, bullet points: More About: Definition , Full , Complete , Subutex , Suboxone
Prison Officials Got The Wrong Message From Drug Smuggler
2007-10-20 18:14:00 It?s not uncommon: more often than you might think, women are arrested trying to smuggle drugs into prison when they go visit their husbands. A few months ago, however, the drug that one women tried to smuggle into a Woodford Correctional Centre in Queensland, Australia, was?drum roll?buprenorphine. That?s right. The woman had 11 balloons filled with crushed up buprenorphine pills stuffed into her bra. More About: Addiction , Message , Prison , Drug , Wrong
The Latest Government Study on Buprenorphine
More articles from this author:2007-10-19 17:10:00 In the latest of these studies, the United States has launched the largest study to date on the effectiveness of the most recent treatment for painkiller addiction: buprenorphine. Paid for by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the study will specifically focus on Suboxone , a pill that combines buprenorphine and naloxone tablets. The study will be run by researchers at New York University Medical Center, New York City, in partnership with Bellevue Hospital Center and cover addicts at 10 sites across the country, most of which are outside of major cities where prescription painkiller addiction is especially high. More About: Government , Study 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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