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Alcohol Abuse Treatment with Naltrexone and the Sinclair Method

The goal with the Sinclair Method is to eventually enable people to either stop drinking or to moderate their drinking. One of the receptors that alcohol stimulates is the mu-opioid receptor. This is the same receptor that is stimulated by narcotic pain medications such as Percocet and Vicodin. Activating this receptor causes a release of…

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Options to Help You Reduce or Stop Drinking

There are now a different number of medications that are available to help people reduce or stop their drinking. Contact Timewise Medical for an appointment at (651) 333 9133, and we can help you determine the right treatment for your needs. GABA DRUGS: Baclofen / Neurontin / Topamax / Campral Drugs that affect the GABA…

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Medical Marijuana and Opioids Study

The overarching goal of the study is to understand how medical cannabis use affects opioid analgesic use over time, with particular attention to THC/CBD content, HIV outcomes, and adverse events. The study will include a cohort of 250 HIV+ and HIV- adults with (a) severe or chronic pain, (b) opioid analgesic use, and (c) new…

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Cancer Patients Using Cannabis ‘Doing Better…Feeling Better’

SAN FRANCISCO — “So let me know if you’ve ever seen a patient like this: 70-year-old guy, metastatic lung cancer, who’s using oxycodone. He’s using long-acting morphine for breathlessness and bone pain. He’s going to be starting chemo and immunotherapy soon. And, usually right as you’re walking out the door, he says, ‘Doc, should I…

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