R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal
R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal
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R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, … |
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Opiate abuse continues upward trend – The Sun
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Opiate abuse continues upward trend
The Sun Pepperell Police Chief David Scott said although Pepperell in general has a relatively low level of crime and drug abuse, heroin and prescription pills are the town's biggest problem. Because heroin has become so inexpensive and prescription pills so … |
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Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
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Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. Two-thirds … Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment |
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At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over – WRAL.com
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At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over
WRAL.com Lewis completed rehab and started taking methadone. But after six months, he says, he realized he'd replaced one addiction with another, so he entered a detox program. He has been clean since Oct. 12. He's severed all connections with drug-using … |
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Overdosed: Addicts easily game a lax system with fraudulent prescriptions – The Providence Journal
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Overdosed: Addicts easily game a lax system with fraudulent prescriptions
The Providence Journal By law, anyone in Rhode Island, regardless of age or history of drug abuse, can walk into a pharmacy and get a prescription for painkillers or other controlled substances filled without so much as showing a valid driver's license. Prosecutions of … |
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