It Takes More Than Methadone to Treat Addiction
It takes more than methadone to treat addiction
Brian MacQuarrie's excellent overview of the critical need to respond to an opiate epidemic is timely and informative. Most important, he notes that treatment clinics can offer not only methadone but also individual and group counseling. Continue …
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Highland County drug deaths at state average
“There is nothing sadder than a newborn child on a methadone (treatment) drip because mom did drugs for the whole pregnancy,” said Collins. She said that drug-addicted parents will feed their habit before feeding their children. … that court-ordered …
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Council hears pros and cons of city's methadone clinics
Evans said that while there is room for improvement in how medication is administered, methadone is the most regulated treatment for opiate dependencies. “It's very heavily regulated and we include them as Medicaid providers. It's in our best interest …
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Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles
On the advice of her obstetrician, she started that October on methadone, a synthetic opioid used to treat dependence. Her baby would have to detox from the drug following birth. The police picked Carter up in late January 2013 on the outstanding …
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