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Privileged and a pain: how to cure ‘affluenza’
Affluenza affects more families than it ought to and it comes more from parental failure than child’s failure, says expert.
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From Go Triad: Art-o-mat is a Winston-Salem icon
Want to go? Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Dec. 31-Jan. 1.
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Pain pill, heroin abuse not unusual among teenagers
Heroin and pain pill abuse among northwestern Ohio high school students is not uncommon, according to Nancy Stephani, coordinator of emergency services at Century Health, a treatment center in Findlay.
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Heroin smuggled from Pak seized at Attari
Attari (Amritsar), July 25 (PTI) About one kg heroin being smuggled from Pakistan worth crores in the international market was seized at Attari railway station here, customs officials said today.
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I had shingles in 2003 and it caused nerve damage (phn). I take about four or five 5mg doses of methadone a week to control the intense pain in the trigeminal nerve in my face. I am afraid of becoming addicted to this drug. Loritab does me no good at all. Has anyone had this experience. I have a physician that will prescribe methadone but I would really like to get away from it and him. My family physician can write lesser painkillers but I absolutely don’t know which way to go. Are pain management doctors usually effective?

…But I have to be careful about what I use for it due to my genetics
My mother was a meth addict and an alcoholic and a pill popper my father drove himself to his death with his drug habits. I have personally battled with meth addiction in my past. I have always smoked pot lightly (once maybe twice a year) and I feel comfortable with my relationship with the plant. I respect it and would never abuse it. Currently It is the only thing that cures my pain. I have been using the plant as a pain reliever for the last 7 months (only in the evenings and only when I am in my own home for the rest of the night) It allows me to sleep, sit, and stand without pain. When I am under the influence it is the only time I do not suffer my hip and back pain that is crippling at times. But I feel a struggle in my heart between my religious beliefs and my marijuana use. What does god say about this? I do not want to use any other drug but I fear God’s judgment. What should I do?

I am planning on getting my class A license and a long haul truck driving job. I have had to take pain meds in the past for back pain. Is it legal to take prescription pain meds while driving the big rigs. The pain meds that work for me are oxycodone(percacet) or methadone.

A report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists several reasons for the serious and sometime fatal overdoses that have occurred when methadone is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain. ISMP points out that methadone differs from other opioids in a number of ways. For example, methadone remains in the body long after its analgesic effect has worn off. Also, a patient may not experience the full analgesic effect of methadone until 3-5 days of use, so it must be titrated more slowly than other opioids. And a high degree of tolerance to other opioids does not eliminate the possibility of methadone overdose. ISMP cites two fatalities and a near fatality from prescribing too large a methadone dose for patients who had previously taken high daily doses of Oxycontin or Vicodin. Also, if a patient on methadone stops taking the drug for three consecutive days, the patient may lose tolerance for methadone and be at risk for an overdose if the usual dose is resumed. Errors have also been reported because of confusion between methadone and other drugs with “look alike” names. In one report, a 17-year old patient with a traumatic brain injury received 25 mg of methadone BID instead of methylphenidate and suffered respiratory arrest. ISMP also points out that errors can occur because of confusion between mL and mg doses. In one case, a patient had been taking 13 mg/day of methadone, which was prepared in the community pharmacy using a 1 mg/mL methadone …

Also what would be the correct dosage when switching from 60mg oxycontin to methadone. The docs put me on 30mg & that was ok for about the first month. I’m thinking either 60 which would be 2 three times a day or 40 one four times a day.

Also what would be the correct dosage when switching from 60mg oxycontin to methadone. The docs put me on 30mg & that was ok for about the first month. I’m thinking either 60 which would be 2 three times a day or 40 one four times a day.

My fiance is addicted to pain pills. We have talked about getting her some help from a methadone clinic. I have researched methadone, and from what I am seeing, some people use methadone for pain relief, and some people have even gotten addicted to it. How is this helping a person who is trying to get off pain pills, if their taking something that they could also get addicted to?

A report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices lists several reasons for the serious and sometime fatal overdoses that have occurred when methadone is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain. ISMP points out that methadone differs from other opioids in a number of ways. For example, methadone remains in the body long after its analgesic effect has worn off. Also, a patient may not experience the full analgesic effect of methadone until 3-5 days of use, so it must be titrated more slowly than other opioids. And a high degree of tolerance to other opioids does not eliminate the possibility of methadone overdose. ISMP cites two fatalities and a near fatality from prescribing too large a methadone dose for patients who had previously taken high daily doses of Oxycontin or Vicodin. Also, if a patient on methadone stops taking the drug for three consecutive days, the patient may lose tolerance for methadone and be at risk for an overdose if the usual dose is resumed. Errors have also been reported because of confusion between methadone and other drugs with “look alike” names. In one report, a 17-year old patient with a traumatic brain injury received 25 mg of methadone BID instead of methylphenidate and suffered respiratory arrest. ISMP also points out that errors can occur because of confusion between mL and mg doses. In one case, a patient had been taking 13 mg/day of methadone, which was prepared in the community pharmacy using a 1 mg/mL methadone …