Plasma Testosterone and Sexual Function in Southeast Asian Men Receiving Methadone and Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment. Yee A, Loh HS, Danaee M, Riahi S, Ng CG, Sulaiman AH. J Sex Med. 2017 Dec 20. pii: S1743-6095(17)31853-2. doi: 10.1016/j.js…

From Narcotic to Normalizer: The Misperception of Methadone Treatment and the Persistence of Prejudice and Bias. Woods JS, Joseph H. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Dec 13:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1400068. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu…

Characteristics of Methadone Intoxicated Children Presenting to Emergency Department; a Cross Sectional Study. Kashani P, Safari S, Hatamabadi H, Arhami Dolatabadi A, Manouchehrifar M, Dokht Tabrizi M. Emerg (Tehran). 2017;5(1):e80. doi: 10.22037/…

Hypoglycemia and Sudden Death During Treatment With Methadone for Opiate Detoxification. Plescia CJ, Manu P. Am J Ther. 2017 Nov 14. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000692. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29189312

The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom Matthew Hickman, Lisbon Addictions 2017, Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lissabon, 24.-26.10.2017 http:/…

Variation in the Gene for the μ-Opioid Receptor May Influence Responses to Methadone This study found that: A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the messenger RNA of the µ-opioid receptor gene was associated with patients’ resp…