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Frequent drug tests in addiction treatment have become a common practice despite proven benefits of such testing. When do tests become the end instead
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Addiction training is feasible and acceptable for doctors and junior physicians; however, important barriers persist. We need to learn more about the
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Opioid overdose is a complex problem, no one solution is the best. But effective interventions can help manage opioid addiction. Yet, many effective
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Against the use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain to people who have active substance use disorders advises the third recommendation in the new
Irish GPs support wider use of naloxone to treat opiate addiction
Two thirds of GPs in Ireland support planned initiatives to provide wider availability of naloxone in the community for treating opiate addiction and