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Treating opioid use disorder with medication – Methadone

Your doctor has talked with you about methadone or has prescribed it for you. This fact sheet explains how the treatment works and how to take it.

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Injecting yourself with medication to produce more white blood cells

Your doctor has prescribed a medicine to stimulate the growth of your white blood cells (e.g. Neupogen, Grastofil, Filgrastim). This fact sheet…

Treatments and surgical operations

Your doctor has prescribed long-acting opioids to relieve your pain. They are also called opiates.

Habitudes de vie

Do you use substances that are in the “party pills” family? This fact sheet gives you information on the risks, the effects, and the precaution…

Home care

When you receive an opioid analgesic (painkiller), it helps relieve pain during a treatment or an examination. However, it causes side effects …