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This is the second of two articles on treating pregnant patients in MAT, clinical considerations related to their care, and outcomes for their babies. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are caring for increasing numbers of pregnant patients-some who become pregnant while in methadone treatment programs, others who decide to begin methadone treatment [...] This is the first in a series of articles on treating pregnant patients in MAT, clinical considerations related to their care, and outcomes for their babies. Check back in the coming days for part two, or follow us on Twitter @MeridianNetwork to get a live feed from our blog. Holly is a 35-year-old tenth-grade dropout who [...] During 1999–2006, the number of poisoning deaths in the United States nearly doubled, from approximately 20,000 to 37,000, largely because of overdose deaths involving prescription opioid painkillers (1). This increase coincided with a nearly fourfold increase in the use of prescription opioids nationally (2). In Washington, in 2006, the rate of poisoning involving opioid painkillers [...] A link to the entire study is provided below. Here is the abstract from the original study: AIMS: This study examines the frequency and severity of arrest charges among heroin addicts randomly assigned to either interim methadone (IM) maintenance or to remain on a waiting list for methadone treatment. It was hypothesized that IM participants would [...] Report Findings, Proposed Legislation, & Planned Education Initiatives According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of methadone-associated overdose deaths increased more than fivefold—from 786 to 4,462—between 1999 and 2005. A key report, “Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths: Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts to Prevent Them,” prepared by the U.S. Government Accountability [...] |
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