Information for healthcare and pharmacy staff Dependent In Sweden, opiate addiction, especially of heroin, is treated with drugs and / or psychosocial treatment methods. The goal is to prevent mortality and that the patient should stop his addiction and have an improved health and social situation. In 2012, it was estimated that approximately 5,200 patients were treated with opiate-dependent drugs. In our country, there is a relatively long experience of treatment with drugs for opiate addiction. As early as the mid-1960s, opiate addiction began to be treated with drugs in Uppsala. The available drugs reduce drug cravings, relieve withdrawal symptoms and reduce the euphoric effects of heroin to varying degrees. Maintenance treatment with drugs for opiate dependence is a process in which the patient is included in a treatment program to break an addiction. Sources National Board of Health and Welfare: Mapping of drug-assisted treatment for opiate addiction (2012) National guidelines for care and support in cases of addiction and dependence (2015) Our medicines Prescription Methadone Nordic Drugs (methadone) Buprenorphine GL Pharma (buprenorphine) Methadone Nordic Drugs Buprenorphine GL Pharma Nordic Drugs Grand Prize In order to promote good care for patients with opiate dependence in Sweden, Nordic Drugs established the Nordic Drugs Grand Prize of SEK 50,000 in 2011. The scholarship is intended to reward discoveries or work that in various ways contribute to better care and treatment of patients with opiate / opioid dependence in Sweden. The work must have, or must have had as a goal to improve diagnosis, treatment and / or patient care in addiction care for opiate / opioid abuse. The scholarship can be awarded to an individual or clinic, active in private or public addiction activities. The scholarship fund will be used for further education and development in each area. The scholarship committee unanimously appoints a scholarship recipient. The scholarship committee gratefully accepts proposals for winners of the Nordic Drugs Grand Prize. Click here to email your proposal Statutory scholarship Contact us at Nordic Drugs Visiting address: Geijersgatan 2 A, Limhamn Postal address: Box 300 35, 200 61 Limhamn Find here Tel: 040-36 66 00 E-mail: info@nordicdrugs.se a A © NORDIC DRUGS . All rights reserved | Sitemap | Disclaimer | Website by: C4Media To give you a better experience of our websites, we place cookies on your computer, phone or tablet. By continuing to browse, you agree that we use cookies. I understand