A sedative that most people have never heard of has changed what medical detox from fentanyl actually involves. Medetomidine, a veterinary drug now saturating the illicit opioid supply in some cities, produces a withdrawal syndrome …
One of the oldest questions in medical detox is which medication best protects someone going through alcohol withdrawal. A new comparative study of 9,424 hospitalized patients adds a substantial data point, linking phenobarbital monotherapy to …
A new methadone clinic in Bristol, Virginia is now open, and for people across the Tri-Cities it removes a barrier that has kept some out of treatment entirely. Cedar Recovery’s Bristol location is the first …
A death first investigated as possible foul play has been ruled a probable case of fatal alcohol withdrawal, and it points at something medical detox clinicians see regularly but the public rarely hears about. Joanna …
For anyone planning what happens after opioid detox, a study published August 4 in JAMA Network Open identifies a failure point that sits outside the clinic entirely. Medication-assisted treatment only works if the medication reaches …
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