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Bain Capital Company Buys Brattleboro Methadone Clinic – vtdigger.org

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – vtdigger.org


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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
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The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. “We do not expect any change in …

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Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse – Lincoln Times-News

Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse
Lincoln Times-News
Because the North Carolina Department of Justice noted prescription pills kill more people annually than any other illegal substance, and is specifically a problem among North Carolina teens, the agency is raising awareness about the drug epidemic by

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from … – Kyiv Post

Police Say Wis. Mother Gave 1-Year-Old Methadone, Which Resulted in Death – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in death – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in death
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Janesville Gazette (http://bit.ly/1kD8JE1 ) reports Tallie Strommen made her initial court appearance in Rock County Wednesday after being arrested Tuesday. Police say they are still trying to figure out where Strommen got the drug. She did not

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Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from … – Kyiv Post


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Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from
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Opioid Substitution Therapy is a medically-based response to long-term drug addiction. People who have tried and failed to stop drug use can receive a substitution drug that is less addicting — often methadone or orbuprenorphine — under medical control.
Russian Annexation of Crimea Threatens Drug Therapy for People Suffering TheBody.com

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Russian Annexation of Crimea Threatens Drug Therapy for People Suffering From … – Kyiv Post

Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from … – Kyiv Post


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Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from
Kyiv Post
Opioid Substitution Therapy is a medically-based response to long-term drug addiction. People who have tried and failed to stop drug use can receive a substitution drug that is less addicting — often methadone or orbuprenorphine — under medical control.

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Drug-Free Coalition names leader – Palladium-Item

Drug-Free Coalition names leader
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A previous drug program was held in the “drunk tank,” he said. Heroin use is increasing, based on probationers' drug tests, Hoskins said. Users often can't afford methadone, making it cheaper to stay on heroin, coalition member Beth Baker said. Despite

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Drug drop-offs collect thousands of pills – The Wilson Times (subscription)

Help Wanted: Personal Tales Show Few Detox Options for Local Heroin Addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item
“After Nick's crash, he went to the methadone clinic to try to get off the pain medicine, but methadone doesn't help anyone get off drugs, it is just a substitute that is legal that people make money off of,” Rains said. “Heroin users who go there are

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Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Users being charged under law intended for dealers – Bucks County Courier Times

Users being charged under law intended for dealers
Bucks County Courier Times
The rate of fatal overdoses in the U.S. has tripled since 1991, and opioid-related drugs account for most of that increase, according to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Director's 2013 annual report. The pace at which opioid

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Drug-Free Coalition Names Leader – Palladium-Item

Drug-Free Coalition names leader – Palladium-Item

Drug-Free Coalition names leader
Palladium-Item
UC Drug-Free has accumulated the fines that drug and alcohol offenders pay to the court after they're convicted, Community Corrections director and coalition member Ford Hoskins Jr. said. A lack of urgency about drug abuse and frequent turnover in …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Drug drop-offs collect thousands of pills – The Wilson Times (subscription)

Drug drop-offs collect thousands of pills
The Wilson Times (subscription)
Authorities collected unneeded and expired medications to keep them off the streets where many drugs have a high potential for abuse. “This, to me, is the … Painkillers like oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone are among the most-abused medications.

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Painkillers and heroin; on the road to addiction – Seacoastonline.com

Help Wanted: Personal Tales Show Few Detox Options for Local Heroin Addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
Palladium-Item
“After Nick's crash, he went to the methadone clinic to try to get off the pain medicine, but methadone doesn't help anyone get off drugs, it is just a substitute that is legal that people make money off of,” Rains said. “Heroin users who go there are

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Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Users being charged under law intended for dealers – Bucks County Courier Times

Users being charged under law intended for dealers
Bucks County Courier Times
The rate of fatal overdoses in the U.S. has tripled since 1991, and opioid-related drugs account for most of that increase, according to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Director's 2013 annual report. The pace at which opioid

and more »