A New Drug & Alcohol Detox Center Will Open Near the University of Denver
In response to a growing need for drug and alcohol treatment programs following a year of the Coronavirus pandemic and several years of the opioid epidemic, Guardian Recovery Network has announced it will open a new 26-bed medical detox facility near the University of Denver on June 2.
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Originally published on January 16, 2021 11:19 am
For the first time, a medication regime has been found effective for some patients with meth addiction in a large, placebo-controlled trial.
It s welcome news for those working with the growing number of people struggling with meth addiction. It s progress and it s quite significant, says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Addiction, which funded the two-year clinical trial involving roughly 400 patients.
The New England Journal of Medicine.
Unlike opioid addiction, for which medication-assisted treatment is the standard of care, no medication has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use with meth.
A Medical Treatment For Meth Addiction Proves Effective In New Trial
By Brian Mann
January 14, 2021
For the first time, a medication regime has been found effective for some patients with meth addiction in a large, placebo-controlled trial.
It’s welcome news for those working with the growing number of people struggling with meth addiction.
“It’s progress and it’s quite significant,” says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Addiction, which funded the two-year clinical trial involving roughly 400 patients.
The New England Journal of Medicine.
Unlike opioid addiction, for which medication-assisted treatment is the standard of care, no medication has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use with meth.