Sentences with phrase «treating heroin addiction»

«For instance, he made a point of attacking the idea of treating heroin addiction on the NHS - but in fact we could cut crime significantly if we stop treating heroin addiction as a criminal problem and start treating it properly as a medical problem.

That includes his team's most recent study of a withdrawal - free antidepressant opioid, called buprenorphine (which is normally prescribed to help treat heroin addictions).

«Seeking new methods to treat heroin addiction.»

Dr. Matyas is working to develop an effective, safe and easily manufactured combination vaccine that could treat heroin addiction while at the same time prevent HIV infection in those receiving the vaccine.

Not exact matches

A local congressman is among those co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill which would make it easier for doctors and other medical professionals to prescribe medication to treat opioid and heroin addiction.

Cahill said Schneiderman's new program to provide law enforcement agencies with an antidote to treat heroin overdoses at the scene is fine, but does not do enough to address the overall problem of heroin addiction.

Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and treating incarcerated people suffering from addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.

Scientists at the US Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) recently developed a vaccine that blocks the opioids in heroin from reaching the brain in mice and rats, offering a potential breakthrough in treating opioid addiction.