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Rebuttal to JAMA Article

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In an article appearing in JAMA in August 2005 entitled, “Anesthesia-Assisted vs Buprenorphine- or Clonidine-Assisted Heroin Detoxification and Naltrexone Induction,” authors Collins, Kleber, Whittington and Heitler conclude that “rapid opioid detoxification with opioid antagonist induction using general anesthesia has emerged as an expensive, potentially dangerous, unproven approach to treat opioid dependence”.  On closer look at […]

Misinterpreting Buprenorphine as Miracle Cure for Opiate Dependency to end heroin addiction

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 25, 2005–In response to a growing number of reports touting Buprenorphine as an effective treatment for dependency to prescription painkillers and illegal drugs such as heroin, The Waismann Method, a world-renowned opiate dependency treatment, today declared that patients who are prescribed Buprenorphine are being misinformed to believe that this drug is a miracle cure for […]

DON’T GIVE HEROIN TO HEROIN ADDICTS

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I am outraged by the commentary “Outside view: Free heroin in Canada” (Website link to United Press International, Monday), which highlights a government program that sets chemical dependency treatment back decades, but I appreciate the information on this very serious issue. The column indicated that $8 million will be spent on the North American Opiate […]

Waismann Method Survey Indicates that Drug Dependencies are Often Supported via the Internet

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  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–March 21, 2005– The Waismann Method, a world-renowned opiate dependency treatment, today released findings of its 2005 Opiate Dependency Survey, which reported that one-quarter of patients surveyed who sought treatment for prescription painkiller dependencies utilized the Internet to help them acquire their drugs. The survey also found that Vicodin is the opiate […]

Drug Detox Rapid detox picks up steam with addicts – but not with some docs

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  Betting $15,000 on a quick way to get clean, a Bay State opiate addict chewed his last Vicodin pills at the Las Vegas airport last month waiting for a connecting flight to salvation at the nation’s leading rapid detox center. Kevin, who did not want his last name or hometown revealed, was popping 25 […]

Teens Follow ‘Oxy’ Bridge to Heroin

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He knew what the pills were: OxyContin, a powerful pain-killer. In addition, he knew what they could do when abused: Turn you numb, so numb you felt you weren’t there. He had taken some in school. His friends said they knew when he was high on them — his head shook in small circles as […]

Weird Science

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The world of medicine seems to be getting quackier and quackier as rapidly advancing cures and medicines meet myth and marketing. Diet pills, hangover cures, and sexual dysfunction treatments spew from the medical-industrial complex, graying the lines between science and selling. It is against this backdrop that the Orange County-based Waismann Institute’s “rapid detox” for […]

The Hidden Addiction

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As many as 1.8 million American women are secretly addicted to painkillers. Kerri Raccuglia-Spadow was one of them. But she fought her way back, for her family. I lay on the couch, my head pounding like a jackhammer in my ears. Make it stop! I wept. Take a pill, a voice inside whispered. No! I […]

Drug Use a Hidden Problem Among Older Americans

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The five men seated around a basement table, trading talk about grandchildren and doctors’ bills, could be mistaken for ordinary retirees. But then they tell their stories: “I started taking crack when I was 56.” “I had my first sniff of heroin in 1968 — my last one was in November.” “I came into drugs […]

Key Warning Signs of Prescription Painkiller Dependency

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Key Warning Signs of Prescription Painkiller Dependency; Drug Awareness Campaign Outlines the Risks of Opiate Dependency. The Waismann Institute today released “Key Warning Signs of Prescription Painkiller Dependency,” the first installment in a four-part educational series designed to commemorate Drug Awareness Month. Because a dependency to painkillers can often go unnoticed, it is important to […]