Methadone accounts for 25% of all deaths by drugs poisoning. We look at the risks of methadone maintenance and five reasons why prescribing methadone is dangerous….
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Methadone programme in Scotland
Leading drug expert says the methadone programme in Scotland is “a black hole”. Read about the lack of data to measure the methadone programme’s impact in Scotland….
Methadone Treatment and Alcoholism Diagnosis
Back from the NEAR addiction conference in Ireland we report the four characteristics of a good methadone programme and the three stages of alcohol use & abuse….
Methadone Prescribing: Facts and Risks
Read important facts and figures on methadone prescribing, risks of long-term methadone use, methadone maintenance vs abstinence-based addiction treatment….