Ask the Addiction Expert: Move DMX products behind the counter?
Register for free access or login.
Canadian Healthcare Network is an independent online community for Canadian healthcare professionals in medicine and pharmacy. It is the online home of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business.
Membership is free and allows doctors, pharmacists, nurses and many others to get the latest breaking news, updates on clinical guidelines and read (and even write) commentary from your healthcare peers.
More Blog Posts in This Series
8/18/2014
Ask the Addictions Expert: Does methadone affect bone health?
Many of my patients think that long-term methadone treatment causes bone alterations. They believe they will feel joint pain when they wean off of it because of these changes. Some are hesitant to use methadone as a result, preferring other opioids instead. Is there any credence to this belief? If not, how should we counsel patients on this issue?