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September 5, 2011

AbstractNAATP: Goodbye to Last Year, Hello to Health Reform, New CEOTASC Stays Focused on Reform Despite Illinois Budget ChallengesChildhood ADHD Found to Predict SUDs 10 Years LaterFDA Says Okay to Give Vivitrol or Suboxone Without CounselingCalifornia Set to Eliminate ADP; Counties Would Administer FundsBriefly NotedResourcesComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly)

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Differential Pharmacological Actions of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells Coexpressing Human μ-Opioid and Opioid Receptor-Like 1 Receptors.

September 5, 2011

In this study, we compared their effects on adenylate cyclase (AC) activity in human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells stably overexpressing human μ-opioid receptor (MOR) and nociceptin/opioid receptor-like 1 receptor (ORL1) simultaneously. After acute exposure, methadone inhibited AC activity; however, buprenorphine induced compromised AC inhibition. When naloxone was introduced after 30 min incubation with methadone, the […]

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Transfer from high dose methadone to buprenorphine/naloxone.

September 5, 2011

Authors: Wallace M PMID: 21853690 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Australian Nursing Journal)

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A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Acceptability And Safety Study Of Direct Buprenorphine/Naloxone Induction In Heroin�Dependent Individuals

September 5, 2011

Conclusions:  Direct BNX induction was a safe and effective strategy for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Response to highâ€�dose direct BNX induction appears to be similar to indirect BPNâ€�toâ€�BNX induction and was not associated with reports of intravenous BNX misuse. (Source: Addiction) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find out how you can get your message posted here […]

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SUBOXONE (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride And Naloxone Hydrochloride) Tablet [Bryant Ranch Prepack]

September 5, 2011

Updated Date: Jul 14, 2011 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

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SUBOXONE (Buprenorphine And Naloxone) Film, Soluble [Bryant Ranch Prepack]

September 5, 2011

Updated Date: Jul 15, 2011 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))

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Addiction Drug Saves Medicaid Dollars in Long Run (CME/CE)

September 5, 2011

(MedPage Today) — Giving Medicaid patients with substance abuse problems access to buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone) is ultimately less expensive than maintaning them on methadone, the experience in one state showed. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)

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How Is Suboxone Treatment Different than Drug Abuse?

September 5, 2011

Physicians who treat opioid addiction also have the option of utilizing ‘medication-assisted treatment,’ and the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence today are methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine (Suboxone). Most people cannot just walk away from opioid addiction. They need help to change their thinking, behavior, and environment. Unfortunately, “quitting cold turkey” […]

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Combined liquid chromatography-coulometric detection and microextraction by packed sorbent for the plasma analysis of long acting opioids in heroin addicted patients.

September 5, 2011

Authors: Somaini L, Saracino MA, Marcheselli C, Zanchini S, Gerra G, Raggi MA Abstract The sublingual combination of buprenorphine and naloxone (Suboxone(®)) and Methadone Maintenance Therapy have been found effective in treating heroin addiction. A new analytical method suitable for the simultaneous determination of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine, methadone and naloxone in human plasma by means of […]

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Addiction Psychiatric Assessment and Oxycontin Treatment : Part 1

August 17, 2011

Addiction Psychiatric Assessment : Why Come Prepared? If you are wanting to find out about addiction, oxycontin treatment, or  suboxone treatment, you should know the psychiatric assessment will require some information.  When you visit your doctor (in this case a Psychiatrist) , your addiction psychiatric assessment should take between 60 and 120 minutes. The better you […]

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