Dr. Tomer Anbar speaks on chronic pain and prescription drug addiction

Published October 6, 2013

Dr. Tomer Anbar speaks on chronic pain and prescription drug addiction – Dr. Anbar was Founder and Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program and Scripps Health in San Diego from 2008-2012. He currently heads th…

Former drug addict offers reality check

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Methadone is used to treat heroin addiction, and there are medications prescribed to assist users coping with other drug addictions. Addis said offering drug addicts those medications that aim to curb addictions is not a good approach. “The idea that …
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NKY a testing ground for overdose antidote

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FALMOUTH — A dozen volunteers, including one doctor, practiced Saturday morning how to greet and treat addicts at high risk of relapsing on heroin and hand them a kit containing a drug that could save their lives if they fall into an overdose …
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