Addiction Treatment Magazine

Lidocaine is a generic drug also known as lidocaine hydrochloride and available under the brand name, Xycloaine. As lidocaine has cardiac antiarrhythmic properties, it is generally used as a local anesthetic. Lidocaine is often used for numbing the gums when a dentist needs to work on a patient’s teeth. More recently, another discovery indicates lidocaine [...]

Many substance abuse treatment centers use a medication called buprenorphine to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms of opioid dependent individuals who wish to discontinue use of opioids. While buprenorphine has been successfully used to assist opioid users in quitting, it is often misused.

By Suzanne Kane Kicking opiate addiction doesn’t have to be the painful and dreaded nightmare many addicts envision. There is replacement therapy that has been approved as an alternative treatment for opiate addiction. What Constitutes Opiate Addiction? First, however, it’s important to discuss what constitutes addiction to opiates. An individual can be addicted to numerous [...]