Will Bill Capping MaineCare Reimbursement for Methadone Treatment Jeopardize Addicts’ Recovery? – Bangor Daily News

Drug Methadone: Will bill capping MaineCare reimbursement for methadone treatment jeopardize addicts’ recovery? – Bangor Daily News
WESTBROOK, Maine — Their stories are different, but the bottom line is the same. Opiate addicts say methadone, the synthetic drug used in maintenance treatment of drug addiction in the United States since the 1960s, stops their cravings …
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Drug Methadone: Clinicians say giving addicts maintenance methadone serves them and society best – Bangor Daily News
The Lewiston man said he needed those seven days to wean himself off methadone, the drug he had been getting at a clinic to help him kick a prescription drug habit. Thousands of addicts living “on the outside” visit Maine’s for-profit …
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Drug Methadone: Why changing drug laws is a political problem, not a scientific one – Sydney Morning Herald
“Studies show [methadone maintenance treatment] is effective in reducing drug-related crime among heroin users” … patients queue for their daily dose at a methadone clinic. Photo: Peter Rae The overarching goal of Australian drug policy is harm minimisation.
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Drug Methadone: Suffering from drug abuse – South Bend Tribune
Whitney swallowed 20 to 40 methadone tablets that day, four times enough to kill most nonusers. Whitney had a history of drug abuse, particularly heroin and methadone. On the day he died he kept a well-stocked drug larder, and like many who are …
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Drug Methadone: Arizona child welfare: Traces of drugs marked child’s life – AZCentral.com
Patrick’s blood and urine had methadone, an opiate and painkiller to help heroin addicts kick the habit. It’s unknown how Patrick ingested the drugs. His grandmother Lori Smith declined comment. Parents at La Canada KinderCare, Patrick’s day …
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