Waiting-list names haunt woman at The Healing Place in Louisville

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

“It breaks my heart because I understand the pain they're in,” said Copley, 35, a recovering prescription-drug addict from Louisville who helps keep the center's waiting list. “One of the thoughts that goes through my head is, 'A lot of … of …
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The Atrial Fibrillation Market in Brazil is Expected to Grow at a Rate of 31 …

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Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, forecasts that the Brazilian market for atrial fibrillation will increase at a rate of 31 percent per year from 2011 to 2016. The …
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Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

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14, 2012 — Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the … In that same period, the number of accidental exposures to buprenorphine reported to the UPCC increased 13-fold and averaged 36 a year from 2009-2011.
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