Nova Scotia is shifting away from publicly funded detox programs for opioid addicts looking to get clean in favour of a controversial treatment that involves using one drug to treat the addiction of ...

A Nova Scotia doctor has lost her privileges to treat opioid users at an inpatient detox unit in Pictou because she refuses to prescribe methadone, or what she calls a "medical monster." Dr. Cathy ...

The Substance Misuse Outpatients Unit (SMOPU), more commonly known as the Detox centre offers a cure to people suffering from drug addiction. Clinical Director George Grech explained the advantages of ...

In cases of opioid use disorder, short-term medically managed withdrawal (commonly known as detox) and long-term rehabilitation treatments that don’t incorporate continued use of buprenorphine or ...

We understand that the idea of methadone detox is very intimidating. Freedom From Addiction is one of the only private treatment centres in Ontario that's fully accredited and licensed by ...

EDMONTON – As concern grows over the mounting number of deadly fentanyl overdoses in Alberta, the province has taken action to make the drug’s antidote – Naloxone – more accessible. But an Edmonton ...

As drug deaths surged above 112,000 a year in the U.S., driven by the spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, addiction experts have pointed to a troubling paradox. Proven medications, including ...

When you are in the early stage of recovery from opioid use disorder or dependence, there’s a 90% chance that you will experience post-acute withdrawal syndrome, or PAWS. Knowing what to expect and ...