Significant Rise in Emergency Department Visits Related to Buprenorphine Use

Published January 30, 2013

Significant Rise In Emergency Department Visits Related To Buprenorphine Use
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
There has been a significant increase in the number of emergency department visits related to the drug buprenorphine, a medicine used to treat opioid addiction. The number of emergency visits due to buprenorphine jumped from 3,161 in 2005 up to 30,135 in 2010, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).Buprenorphine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug …
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A Forever Recovery Battle Creek, MI: Increasing Recreational Drug Use in Colleges Creates Risk for Addictions
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Although many books, movies and television programs may poke fun or make light of prescription drug use, a recent article from Highbrow Magazine …
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