THE FALSE PROMISE OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS

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THE FALSE PROMISE OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS By Clark Miller Published July 27, 2018 Updated April 2, 2021 The substitute opioid buprenorphine in the forms of Subutex or Suboxone along with methadone used in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) has been in use worldwide for more than five decades. Perhaps the most […]

IN A CALIFORNIA COUNTY HARD-HIT BY OPIOID ABUSE, REDUCED DEATH RATE POINTS TO OD REVERSAL DRUG NALOXONE, NOT OPOID SUBSTITUTE SUBOXONE

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IN A CALIFORNIA COUNTY HARD-HIT BY OPIOID ABUSE, REDUCED DEATH RATE POINTS TO OD REVERSAL DRUG NALOXONE, NOT OPOID SUBSTITUTE SUBOXONE   by Clark Miller Published July 27, 2018 Updated April 2, 2021   As described here, healthcare industries responsible for the opioid crisis have rushed to claim effectiveness for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) with the […]

OPIOID CRISIS: CREATION OF AN AVOIDABLE AND PREDICTABLE LETHAL EPIDEMIC

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OPIOID CRISIS: CREATION OF AN AVOIDABLE AND PREDICTABLE LETHAL EPIDEMIC By Clark Miller Published July 23, 2018 Updated March 31, 2021 It’s expected that another 500,000 Americans will die over the next decade related to the opioid crisis, with additional social costs and with no evidence yet of validated, effective treatments in place despite reports […]

CENSORED: IN OREGON, MANAGED HEALTHCARE BANS AN APPROVED OPIOID CONFERENCE PRESENTATION IN REACTION TO EXPOSURE OF MISUSE OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FUNDS

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CENSORED: IN OREGON, MANAGED HEALTHCARE BANS AN APPROVED OPIOID CONFERENCE PRESENTATION IN REACTION TO EXPOSURE OF MISUSE OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FUNDS By Clark Miller Published July 23, 2018 Updated April 1, 2021 In rural Oregon hard-hit by the opioid crisis, the managed care insurance industry using public healthcare funds to control clinical healthcare practices rejects […]