CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has introduced an internationally accepted drug de-addiction treatment known as methadone ...

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Methadone has been used for decades to treat opioid addiction. It is also difficult to come by, a problem health providers hope to ease with a new fleet of vans that can provide the drug. By Sharon ...

Punjab govt introduces Methadone maintenance therapy to strengthen fight against drug addiction ...

Permanent regulatory improvements to the methadone treatment system have begun, and more are urgently needed. Permanent regulatory improvements to the methadone treatment system have begun, and more ...

OUD, which is the third most prevalent substance use disorder worldwide, affected an estimated 3.7% of US adults (9,367,000) in 2022 and caused 53,774 deaths in the US in 2024. Medications for opioid ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and with a similar mortality risk, according to a population-based cohort ...

Methadone Maintenance Therapy is a supervised treatment for opioid addiction. Here's why Punjab has launched dedicated MMT ...