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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As marijuana loses its stigma, more residents use the drug medically – MLive.com

As marijuana loses its stigma, more residents use the drug medically
MLive.com
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse – an organization strongly opposed to marijuana use – about 45 percent of Americans 26 and older have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetime, while 53 percent of citizens 18-25 have tried the

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Mothers of Opioid-Exposed Newborns Find Treatment at Vermont Clinic – NBCNews.com


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Mothers of Opioid-Exposed Newborns Find Treatment at Vermont Clinic
NBCNews.com
For his NAS, Xzavier was prescribed Methadone— a drug addiction treatment medication given to recovery addicts and newborns exposed to opiates. Every morning at 10 a.m., Blair gives a very small dose of Methadone to Xzavier. The medication is kept …

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Are Mexican Drug Cartels “Marketing” Heroin to Pain-Killer Addicts in St. Louis? – Riverfront Times (blog)

Are Mexican Drug Cartels "Marketing" Heroin to Pain-Killer Addicts in St. Louis?
Riverfront Times (blog)
A Washington Post article this week reported on the rise of heroin coming into the United States and mentions Mexican drug traffickers' "shrewd marketing strategy": targeting areas where prescription-drug abuse is high, including St. Louis. According

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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
Closing the city's only public methadone clinic might sound like a cold-hearted move, but Mayor Walsh's administration is acting responsibly by making plans to shutter the facility. As long as the city can ensure that the more than 400 patients who now

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