Posts Tagged ‘drug addict’

Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
They have been to detox probably 50 to 100 times, they always relapse, and they have to find something.” Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms.

Methadone Detox – Google News

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – The Intelligencer

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
The Intelligencer
… is standard medical protocols believe the risk of danger to the woman and fetus is too great. Instead, they are placed in a methadone replacement program at an outside state-certified treatment center. … In her third day of heroin detox in the

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Methadone Detox – Google News

Why drug users should be decriminalised – Irish Times

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate


SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate
There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Tracing the US heroin surge back south of the border as Mexican cannabis … – Washington Post

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment
NPR
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heart-wrenching battle against addiction – TheChronicleHerald.ca

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Daily Local News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Daily Local News
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Horror stories of opiate addiction: ‘Terrible form of chemical slavery’ – Belleville News Democrat

Crimeans Lose Their Access to Methadone and McDonald’s – Quartz

Crimeans lose their access to methadone and McDonald’s – Quartz

Crimeans lose their access to methadone and McDonald's
Quartz
As Western leaders continue attempts to cajole and threaten Russia away from Crimea, the Kremlin is beginning to flex its muscle in the region-starting with shuttering methadone clinics that help rehabilitate heroin addicts, and likely prompting the

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Methadone Clinics – Google News

My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part II – Brooklyn Reader


Brooklyn Reader

My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part II
Brooklyn Reader
“We have the same bag,” said Belinda White, pointing to her bag, a grey cloth version of my Michael Kors laptop carrier. White is in her 60s. She is a patient at START, a drug treatment center, located at 937 Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I

Methadone Clinics – Google News

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Horror stories of opiate addiction: ‘Terrible form of chemical slavery’ – Belleville News Democrat


Belleville News Democrat

Horror stories of opiate addiction: 'Terrible form of chemical slavery'
Belleville News Democrat
Representatives from Wellspring Resources shared Rachel's story during the second meeting of the Madison County heroin task force Friday, as a way of illustrating the most common pathway to addiction and the resources available to treat it. Rachel had
Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison CountyInsurance News Net (press release)

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