Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS – TopNews United States

Drug Methadone: Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS – TopNews United States


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Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS
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The report has claimed that at present, 150000 people are on methadone treatment. Many people spend years on the drug, which accounts for a quarter of all deaths due to drug poisoning. Methadone was recommended as a treatment for heroin addicts in the
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Drug Methadone: Taxpayers’ footing £3.6bn bill to look after drug junkies – WalesOnline

Taxpayers' footing £3.6bn bill to look after drug junkies
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“Solving the drug problem means recognising it for what it is – one of addiction. The solution lies in freeing people from it, not by measuring proxy outcomes (which are easy to manipulate).” She said prescribing methadone to addicts delayed their

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Drug Methadone: Governor holds town hall meeting in Rockport – knox.VillageSoup.com


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Governor holds town hall meeting in Rockport
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LePage was asked what the state can do to prevent methadone clinics from becoming big business in Maine. He said his administration is looking at a plan to get people off the drug. “Methadone clinics are not one of my favorites,” LePage said.

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Drug Methadone: Addicts trapped in £3.2 billion cycle of benefit dependency – Fresh Business Thinking

Addicts trapped in £3.2 billion cycle of benefit dependency
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Furthermore, the report argues, methadone does not break the cycle of addiction and is part of an ill-conceived system of drug prescription and benefits dependency that costs the UK taxpayer upwards of £3.2 billion a year.

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