Opioid Addiction Treatment

• Alternative to methadone shows promise for those addicted to opioids: researchers

  The new study shows it is possible to offer a more flexible treatment at home without reducing the chance of success for those who are dealing with opioid addiction.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2022
  
• There’s no proof the cannabis compound CBD cures opioid addiction

  To suggest that CBD is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder is misleading and harmful, say researchers Tyler Marshall and Jonathan Stea.

  Cannabis

  Jul 13, 2019
  
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• Suboxone on trial at Alberta emergency rooms to curb opioid addictions

  Alberta Health Services has started a pilot program to offer suboxone to people who come in to some emergency room suffering from opioid overdoses.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2018
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• New medical guidelines around opioid addiction praised by Vancouver overdose prevention staff

  "It becomes a life or death situation when a poison drug supply is a part of it," said the manager of the Overdose Prevention Society.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2018
• Drugs to help treat opioid addiction cleared by Health Canada

  Provinces and territories are now able to import urgently needed medications that are not available in Canada to treat the growing incidence of opioid dependence under new Health Canada regulations announced Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2017