Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband

Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A simple greeting card mailed to an inmate contained more than words from a well-wisher: it had 20 strips of Suboxone, a drug used to satisfy the brain's hunger for opiates and limit the harsh withdrawal crash that addicts suffer … Read more on CorrectionsOne

Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug injected once a month, known as Vivitrol. The injections block receptors … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

SALOME Study: Heroin Addiction (5/7) – SALOME study video part 5 talks about the NAOMI Study. The North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) focused on people with chronic heroin addictio…