Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Heroin and prescription drug addiction is “a giant problem in Boston; it's a giant problem across the country,'' said General Barry R. McCaffrey, who served as drug czar in the Clinton administration and has been on the CRC Health board since before

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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

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Specialists Join Call for Veto of Drug Bill – New York Times

Specialists Join Call for Veto of Drug Bill
New York Times
While states have used criminal laws and child-welfare rules to punish mothers who use drugs, the Tennessee bill would be the first of its kind to detail criminal charges when a fetus or newborn is deemed to be harmed by illegal narcotics. But

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Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction – IU Southeast Horizon

Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
IU Southeast Horizon
Marla Highbaugh, director of communications at The Healing Place, a Louisville-based addiction recovery facility, said due to funding and insurance restrictions in Kentucky, most facilities can only offer 30-day programs. “After 30 days you're barely

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Heroin ‘filled the hole’: For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to … – Omaha World-Herald

Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to
Omaha World-Herald
Afterward, he said, his mind raced with thoughts of the death. After a few days, he decided to get clean. Lewis completed rehab and started taking methadone. But after six months, he said, he realized he'd replaced one addiction with another, so he

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