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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2018-08-10T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lofexidine: Another option for withdrawal from opioids, but is it better?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/lofexidine-another-option-for-withdrawal-from-opioids-but-is-it-better-2018060614515" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM]]></name>
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                        <updated>2018-08-10T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saving lives by prescribing naloxone with opioid painkillers]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/saving-lives-prescription-prescribing-naloxone-opioid-painkillers-2016082610075" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Unintentional opioid overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. These drugs are prescribed to patients to help relieve pain, but overdoses happen because opioids can also depress breathing, sometimes stopping it altogether. But naloxone, also called Narcan, can help reverse the effects of an overdose. If doctors prescribe naloxone at the same time as opioids, overdose deaths may decrease.]]>
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                        <updated>2016-08-26T13:30:09-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Fentanyl: The dangers of this potent &amp;#8220;man-made&amp;#8221; opioid]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid. It is far more potent — and potentially more dangerous — than heroin and morphine. Overdose deaths related to fentanyl are on the rise. The drug is cheaper than heroin and recently is being used to dilute heroin or substitute for it. Users may be unaware that they are taking this potent drug, or may even seek its intense high. People at risk from using fentanyl can be treated successfully with therapies used for other opioid use disorders, but taking steps to prevent overdose are critical until a person is ready to seek care.]]>
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                        <category term="Addiction" />
                        <updated>2016-08-05T13:30:48-04:00</updated>
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