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Opioid Treatment Program – Options for Fentanyl Use

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Fentanyl Awareness Day – Treatment Options Available

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Counselor Awareness Month, Milwaukee

Dr. Robert Sherrick, Community Medical Services

Why Do We Have Opioids? Medical Benefits, Drawbacks & Misuse

It’s not news to people at this point that we have a major opioid crisis in the United States. Millions of Americans have become addicted to opioids in various forms, causing thousands of deaths from overdoses every year, putting a large strain on our healthcare system, and shattering families with the debilitating symptoms of drug […]

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Dr. Robert Sherrick, Community Medical Services

Treating Opioid Use Disorder While Pregnant: Addressing Your Concerns While Expecting

Opioid Addiction Has Serious Effects On The Health of You and Your Baby Pregnancy can be a special time, full of joy and anticipation. But for women struggling with an addiction to fentanyl or other opioids, it can be difficult and stressful. Every woman wants to be a good mother and do everything she can […]

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Dr. Robert Sherrick, Community Medical Services

How Does Methadone Work?

Addiction is a very powerful thing. Opioid addiction is even more so. The opioid addiction epidemic has been sweeping our nation for years now. During this time, medical experts have banded together to devise new and better ways to treat patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD). Methadone has long been a tried and true […]

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Twin Cities Opens Outpatient Opioid Clinic

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CMS Opens in Roseville, Minnesota

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Wisconsin FD Medics Now Carrying Buprenorphine

Dr. Robert Sherrick, Community Medical Services

Why Methadone Dosage Guidelines Are Too Low

For years, Community Medical Services has encountered a common problem at all of our clinics: The required starting dose of methadone (30 mg) to treat opioid withdrawal just isn’t enough for many patients. Methadone is a powerful part of medication-assisted treatment programs (MATs). It blocks receptors in the brain that opioids typically latch onto, easing […]

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