Methadone May Come Under Closer Supervision in Minnesota

Drug Methadone: Methadone may come under closer supervision in Minnesota
ST. PAUL – Minnesota legislators likely will debate proposals next year to slap tighter supervision on the use of the potent drug methadone, used to treat pain and addictions to illegal drugs such as heroin.
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Drug Methadone: HIV Soars Among Greece’s Drug Users Amid Austerity
HIV infections among drug users in Greece jumped more than 20-fold in fewer than two years, fueled by a lack of needle exchange and methadone programs, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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Drug Methadone: Professor: Methadone deaths multiplied over 9 years
A new report shows drug-related deaths are steadily increasing in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater epidemiologist David Nordstrom reviewed nearly 5,000 deaths that were certified as drug-related between 1999 and 2008. Most were accidental overdoses or suicides and the majority involved male victims with an average age of about 43. Nordstrom found a shift in which deaths related to …
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Drug Methadone: Wider Availability of Methadone Helps Curb HIV in Vietnam
Treatment for intravenous drug users in Vietnam remains a very sensitive subject, but the expansion of methadone treatment has been welcomed by HIV clinicians. In 2002 international donors warned that rapidly rising numbers of HIV/AIDS cases could threaten Vietnam’s economic development. A decade later aid groups are praising the country for expanding harm reduction policies, at least in the …
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Drug Methadone: Drug addicts used prescription forms stolen from a doctor’s car
HOMELESS drug addicts used blank prescription forms stolen from a doctor’s car to try to get hold of methadone, a court heard.
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