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Methadone Alternatives
Two New, Longer-Acting Drugs to Treat Heroin Addiction

By Stephanie Nano
The first head-to-head comparison of treatments for heroin addiction found that two newer, easier-to-take medicines work just as well as methadone, the standard drug since the 1960s.
Unlike methadone, which has to be taken daily, the two other drugs are longer-acting and can be taken only three times a week. Previous studies have shown all three medications - methadone, Orlaam and buprenorphine - to be effective in treating heroin addiction. This study looked at them together for the first time.

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Two Rather Than One
The two newer drugs could improve treatment of heroin addiction by giving doctors more options, said researcher Rolley E. Johnson of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who led the study. "There are some patients who perhaps have tried methadone and didn't think it was the thing that could help them. They may benefit from [Orlaam] or they may benefit from buprenorphine. Maybe we can get those people back into treatment," said Johnson, who has worked as a consultant for makers of all three medications. Methadone...


	*March 2003*