My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part III – Brooklyn Reader

My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part III – Brooklyn Reader


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My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part III
Brooklyn Reader
Many people see drug users as underachievers: burnouts of society who turned to substances in order to occupy their time. While this may be true for a percentage of addicts, none of the patients I met with at the START Drug Rehab Treatment Center in

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City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe

City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe
The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant

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Suboxone might be the most effective way to beat heroin addiction. So why is … – Capital Times (blog)

Suboxone might be the most effective way to beat heroin addiction. So why is
Capital Times (blog)
Emily, uninsured and unemployed, sought help from Dane County, which by statute is the alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) treatment provider of last resort. She went to the county's contracted outpatient treatment provider, Journey Mental Health, to

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Photo Essay: 10 Hours On A Bus With Newly Released Prisoners – Gothamist

Photo Essay: 10 Hours On A Bus With Newly Released Prisoners
Gothamist
"I didn't rat on her.” Donnie, a 25 year-old from New Hampshire, was caught with various drugs, along with a stolen .9mm Smith & Wesson (not "jacked" by him, he assured me), and he got four years in federal. The others were caught in New York with

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