Last week, the government announced a mega recapitalisation programme for PSU banks which have been reeling under the impact of rising bad loans. The total amount for the programme is a whopping Rs 2.11 lakh crore, out of which a significant Rs 1.35 lakh crore is via recap bonds. But so far, little is known with respect to the details of these bonds. One recourse is to look at how the government designed the recap bonds last time around, that is in mid 1990s when they were issued.
There was little difference in the treatment outcomes of those taking high-dose methadone or burprenorphine, with heroin addiction treatment success rates ranging from 72.7 percent for those in the methadone group to 20 percent for those patients on a low-dose of methadone.
Experts in addiction say that the use of medications like Vicodin, OxyContin and oxycodone â all opiates like heroin â has altered the landscape of addiction and relapse, in ways that affect both current users and former ones. Continue reading the main story.The life of a heroin addict is not the same as it was 20 years ago, and the biggest reason is what some doctors call âheroin liteâ: prescription opiates.et Mr. Hoffmanâs case, despite its uncertainties, highlights some new truths about addiction and several long-known risks for overdose. The actor, who quit heroin more than 20 years ago, reportedly struggled to break a prescription painkiller habit last year.