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US WorldMeds is a Kentucky-based specialty pharmaceutical company and they have recently completed Phase III clinical trials of lofexidine hydrochloride (Lofexidine) in the treatment of opiate addiction. More specifically, Lofexidine would treat the withdrawal symptoms associated with opiate detox just like buprenorphine and methadone. So is there a new treatment in the world of opiate addiction? According to Medical News Today, opiate-dependent patients taking the drug experienced a significant reduction in withdrawal symptoms at the anticipated peak of withdrawal and stayed longer in detoxification treatment as compared to patients taking placebo.
The Hope of a New Option for Opiate Addiction
Paul Breckinridge Breck Jones is the CEO of US WorldMeds. He says, The debilitating withdrawal symptoms associated with opiate detoxification are a major reason people struggling with heroin or prescription drug addiction avoid or leave treatment. These trial results are impressive and confirm our expectations for Lofexidine. Lofexidine promises to be an important new tool for treating opiate addiction here in the US.
The Difference Between Lofexidine and Buprenorphine
From what I can tell, the biggest difference is that Lofexidine is non-addictive and non-narcotic, unlike buprenorphine which works because it is an opiate with a high affinity for the opiate receptors that require constant engagement when you are an opiate addict. So Lofexidine is more of a treatment for the withdrawal symptoms than it is for the addiction. It eases the vomiting and nausea, stomach and muscle cramps, cold sweats and insomnia.
The Hope of a New Option for Opiate Addiction
Paul Breckinridge Breck Jones is the CEO of US WorldMeds. He says, The debilitating withdrawal symptoms associated with opiate detoxification are a major reason people struggling with heroin or prescription drug addiction avoid or leave treatment. These trial results are impressive and confirm our expectations for Lofexidine. Lofexidine promises to be an important new tool for treating opiate addiction here in the US.
The Difference Between Lofexidine and Buprenorphine
From what I can tell, the biggest difference is that Lofexidine is non-addictive and non-narcotic, unlike buprenorphine which works because it is an opiate with a high affinity for the opiate receptors that require constant engagement when you are an opiate addict. So Lofexidine is more of a treatment for the withdrawal symptoms than it is for the addiction. It eases the vomiting and nausea, stomach and muscle cramps, cold sweats and insomnia.
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this sounds really hopeful as methadone is even more addictive and harder to come off than Heroin thanx saraxx
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Thanks for the information it is very interesting!
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