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ResourcesOpiate Addiction: Understanding Replacement Therapy
Total Running Time: 19 min. (In two chapters)
An informal lecture by Scott Farnum,
Administrator, Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine. At Acadia's model drug treatment
program, Farnum discusses the different types of opioids and their effects on the
brain. Farnum's lecture clearly explains why replacement therapy is an effective way
to recover from opioid addiction. While replacement therapy medications such as
methadone and bupenorphine (Suboxone) are not magic bullets, they can help
alleviate cravings and other withdrawal symptoms that often lead to relapse.
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