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Evidence is growing that two key factors help determine the risks of death in patients being treated for opioid dependence: which medication the patients are—or have been—taking, methadone or buprenorphine; and whether the patients are c…

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Rosa Damascena oil improved sexual function and testosterone in male patients with opium use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy-results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Farnia V, Tatari F, Alikhani M, Sh…

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