Sober living

Let them know they should always turn to their loved ones and a doctor if they feel like they’ve become dependent on a particular medicine or other substance. Potential triggers for late-onset alcoholism and drug abuse (which developed after 65) include retirement, substance abuse in older adults loss of income, death of a loved one, …

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Buprenorphine Buprenorphine is the first medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) that can be prescribed or dispensed in physician offices, significantly increasing access to treatment. Another medicine, buprenorphine, also relieves opioid cravings but without producing euphoria. Prescribed by many physicians from office settings, this is typically taken in a daily dose placed under the tongue. …

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