Everything you need to know about opioid use disorder and treatment in BC If you’re supporting or working with people affected by opioid use disorder, you probably have a lot of questions. What is opioid use disorder, actually? How does it affect people and what does it look like? What kinds of treatment are available, […]
Continue ReadingAs Canada’s largest national provider of care for substance use disorder and behavioural addiction, challenging stigma and false assumptions about drug use, and people who use drugs, is an important part of what we do. As with any form of mental health issue, society is quick to judge people struggling with addiction based on myth […]
Continue ReadingWhen a patient is ready to give up their heroin addiction and get involved with a methadone clinic. While this sounds rather easy, there are several steps involved before the clinic can actually give a patient the right dose of methadone. In most cases, there are several questionnaires that have to be completed prior to […]
Continue ReadingThere are a variety of methadone treatment success stories that you can find all around. However, did you know that there are many factors that go into establishing successful methadone treatment results? This is perhaps the reason why there are many questions surrounding this question. Let’s take a look at some of them. What is […]
Continue ReadingAs a general rule, treatment centers should measure how effective the services they provide including investing in continuous research to uncover newer and more effective treatment methods. There is no doubt that treatment of drug abuse and addiction is very complex, hence, its recovery requires multiple stages of intervention. Drug addiction treatment may include aside […]
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