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Bain Capital's Grip on Addiction – the Profit of 12-Step Treatment

Bain Capital's grip on addiction – The profit of 12-step treatment
Last year nearly 2.5 million people 12 years of age or older sought treatment for substance abuse in the U.S., according to the National Survey on Drugs and Health. 2.3 million Americans obtained inpatient care, and it was reported by the AP that this number is expected to double under the Affordable Healthcare Act.
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Studying Russell Brand at A-level? Boring…
With Russell Brand now acceptable material for English A-level, is there anything his flowery prose can teach us? UCL professor John Sutherland casts his critical eye over Brand's recent testimony on drug addiction. See his comments in bold below.
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In Plano as in New York City, Heroin Is a Killer
Heroin continues to haunt Plano as the drug gains traction across the U.S.
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Research and Markets: Drug Addiction – Pipeline Review, H1 2014: 17 Companies and 34 Drugs Profiled

Research and Markets: Drug Addiction – Pipeline Review, H1 2014: 17 Companies and 34 Drugs Profiled
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Drug Addiction – Pipeline Review, H1 2014" report to thei
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Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say
SAN FRANCISCO — Prescription drug abuse in the Bay Area and nationwide is a growing problem, outpacing illegal drugs and creating a new generation of heroin addicts, law enforcement, public health officials and substance abuse specialists said during a regional summit Wednesday.
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Drug Users Warned After Potent Methadone Stolen in Vancouver Drugstore Robbery

Drug users warned after potent methadone stolen in Vancouver drugstore robbery
Police are warning drug users to be careful after a litre of potent methadone was stolen in an East Vancouver pharmacy break-in on Thursday morning. Around 2 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the Rexall Drug Store at Fraser Street and East 50th Avenue and found the glass front doors smashed in.
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Cottage Grove man charged in friend's drug overdose death
A 20-year-old Cottage Grove woman is dead of a drug overdose, and a friend is charged in connection with her death.
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Prescription drug addicts 'are adept' at fooling GPs
Most of the people Dr Alun George treats at Bradford’s Unity Centre are seeking recovery-based treatment for class A drug use – but he also sees people who are dependent on prescription drugs.
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Parents Using Methadone to Pacify Children, Charity Warns – the Guardian

Parents using methadone to pacify children, charity warns – The Guardian


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Parents using methadone to pacify children, charity warns
The Guardian
The charity said: "Although methadone is effective in treating drug addiction, child ingestions happen with depressing regularity and national lessons are not being learned from serious case reviews. We are seeing a rare but real use of methadone as a …

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Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to

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Indianapolis in Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expansion of Intervention Service

Indianapolis IN Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expansion of Intervention Service
Attempting to force a drug addict into treatment can be frustrating if you are a family member, yet there are people who can make the process move along. For a no-cost consultation, call 317-653-4969. (PRWeb April 29, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Indianapolis-drug-rehab/IN-drug-treatment-alcohol/prweb11783170.htm
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Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to

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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a

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