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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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Dr. Robert Sherrick, Community Medical Services

What Is Medication Assisted Treatment?

For those struggling with opioid addictions, the most challenging part of treatment is dealing with withdrawal symptoms. The process of readjusting the body to life without opioids can be almost unbearable for some. Luckily, there’s a way to minimize withdrawal symptoms while eliminating cravings. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the process of giving patients FDA-approved medications […]

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Opioid Addiction Treatment Center Opens in Pewaukee

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Opinion shining a light on Detroits opioid epidemic and the path forward

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Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert Sherrick nominated to the advisory board of CARI Health

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