LePage’s Drug-Battle Plan Pared Down, Gets Bipartisan Backing – Press Herald

LePage’s drug-battle plan pared down, gets bipartisan backing – Press Herald


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LePage's drug-battle plan pared down, gets bipartisan backing
Press Herald
In February, the state imposed a two-year limit on MaineCare payments to people who are being treated for opiate addiction with suboxone and methadone, with certain exceptions. About 12,000 Mainers had suboxone prescriptions in 2010, according to the …

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Russia bans methadone in Crimea – ITAR-TASS

Russia bans methadone in Crimea
ITAR-TASS
Russia will ban methadone, a narcotic drug used in the treatment of drug addiction, in Crimea, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) chief Viktor Ivanov said on Wednesday, March 26. Methadone has become a criminal business in Ukraine. Ivanov …

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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – Brattleboro Reformer

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
Brattleboro Reformer
The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in …

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Patrick declares opioid health emergency – The Recorder


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Patrick declares opioid health emergency
The Recorder
Deval Patrick on Thursday declared a statewide public health emergency in response to what he said is a growing opioid addiction epidemic, committing the Department of Public Health to a number of immediate steps and a 60-day planning process for
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Judge sets 0000 bond for dentist accused of four counts of drug offense – The Jackson Citizen Patriot

Judge sets $ 100000 bond for dentist accused of four counts of drug offense
The Jackson Citizen Patriot
A medical professional, he used that pad to put narcotics on the street as the state and nation have seen an explosion in prescription drug addiction, a problem linked to the heroin epidemic and resulting in deaths, Assistant Prosecutor Nick Mehalco Jr

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