Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe
Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe
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Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe They have been to detox probably 50 to 100 times, they always relapse, and they have to find something.” Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms. |
Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – The Intelligencer
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Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
The Intelligencer … is standard medical protocols believe the risk of danger to the woman and fetus is too great. Instead, they are placed in a methadone replacement program at an outside state-certified treatment center. … In her third day of heroin detox in the … |
Why drug users should be decriminalised – Irish Times
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Why drug users should be decriminalised
Irish Times There are an estimated 16,000 drug addicts in Ireland and 27 detox beds. Methadone, ideal only as a short-term intervention, has become a cul de sac. And it's killing people. In 2011 methadone was implicated in 113 deaths, compared with 60 in 2010. |
Heart-wrenching battle against addiction – TheChronicleHerald.ca
TheChronicleHerald.ca |
Heart-wrenching battle against addiction
TheChronicleHerald.ca In 2004, the only option open to Sharon was detox. “If I'd done that, they'd have taken my children,” she said. Since then, two methadone programs — one private and the other run by the Cape Breton district health authority — have been established. |
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