heroin addiction treatment

Russia: Drug Users Face Lonely, Uncertain Road To Recovery

seher — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:56:23 -0600

At 32, this young man from Russia's Tatarstan Republic has almost a decade of heroin abuse behind him. After years of dependence and a series of failed attempts to quit drugs, Eduard signed up for detoxification at a state-run clinic in 1998.

Should heroin be prescribed to addicts?

harminka — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:22:14 -0600

In this week’s BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.

Study on treatment for prescription drug addiction

harminka — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:55:12 -0500

UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.