Methadone Clinic to Open This Week
Methadone clinic to open this week
Methadone is a synthetic drug that is used to treat addicts suffering from heroin and other opiate withdrawal. At an emergency court hearing late Friday in Newburyport Superior Court, a judge advised the city it would likely lose the case be forced to …
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Vt. spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is diverted for street sale
The FDA made the drugs widely available because there weren't enough methadone clinics to accommodate the number of patients who wanted opiate addiction therapy. Buprenorphine is an opioid. It contains just enough of the narcotic so addicts won't …
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