Posts Tagged ‘drug addict’
Wait Times for Detox Down Dramatically, Says Province – the Guardian Charlottetown
Wait times for detox down dramatically, says province – The Guardian Charlottetown
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Wait times for detox down dramatically, says province
The Guardian Charlottetown As of this week, there are 14 people on the waiting list for detox, compared with 134 on the same list in 2012. Government attributes the significant decrease to a better organized intake process and increased investment in the methadone maintenance … |
Downtown Eastside: Canada’s ‘most famous junkie’ comes clean – Vancouver Courier
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Downtown Eastside: Canada's 'most famous junkie' comes clean
Vancouver Courier Wilson spent some time this week with the Courier to talk drug addiction, the Downtown Eastside and what life is like for a recovering addict pushing 60. You mentioned you went through detox and got on the methadone program. But how have you managed … |
Zohydro: America’s Deadliest New Drug? – LiveScience.com
Zohydro: America’s Deadliest New Drug? – LiveScience.com
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Zohydro: America's Deadliest New Drug?
LiveScience.com "In the midst of a severe drug addiction epidemic fueled by overprescribing of opioids, the very last thing the country needs is a new, dangerous, high-dose opioid," the members of Fed Up! wrote to the FDA in a letter dated Feb. … And these deaths … Is Zohydro, The Super Potent New Opiate Painkiller, Just Too Dangerous? |
Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News
Heroin in Flagstaff a new challenge to drug treatment – Arizona Daily Sun
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Heroin in Flagstaff a new challenge to drug treatment
Arizona Daily Sun National statistics show 16,000 overdose deaths a year from prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Oxycodone and Vicodin, and the number of people dying from heroin abuse could top 10,000. Those painkillers, although potentially addictive, are … |
DTES: Canada’s ‘Most Famous Junkie’ Comes Clean – Vancouver Courier
DTES: Canada’s ‘most famous junkie’ comes clean – Vancouver Courier
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DTES: Canada's 'most famous junkie' comes clean
Vancouver Courier Wilson spent some time this week with the Courier to talk drug addiction, the Downtown Eastside and what life is like for a recovering addict pushing 60. You mentioned you went through detox and got on the methadone program. But how have you managed … |
More Methadone Detox Information…
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST – WWMT-TV
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Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 06:56 PM EST
WWMT-TV (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – It's a decades old method for treating drug addiction, but now more people than ever before in Michigan are using methadone therapy. The drug is an addictive painkiller, and the Newschannel 3 I-Team found the government is paying … |
Related Drug Methadone Information…
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 05:34 PM EST – WWMT-TV
Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 05:34 PM EST – WWMT-TV
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Updated: Wednesday, February 26 2014, 05:34 PM EST
WWMT-TV They are for-profit businesses, and making money because while other things are being cut in Michigan, money for methadone therapy for drug addiction keeps increasing. Every morning before dawn, they pull into the parking lot and line up outside the … |
More Drug Methadone Information…
Allowing Private Drug Counselors to Bill Medicaid Will Promote Treatment … – vtdigger.org
Allowing private drug counselors to bill Medicaid will promote treatment … – vtdigger.org
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Allowing private drug counselors to bill Medicaid will promote treatment …
vtdigger.org A bill to allow alcohol and drug counselors to bill Medicaid will help more people who struggle with substance abuse get back on their feet, lawmakers, state officials and advocates said Tuesday. The House Human Services Committee is poised Wednesday … |
Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News
More Money for Recovery Centers in Budget Adjustment – My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
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More Money for Recovery Centers in Budget Adjustment
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22 The HowardCenter saw 16,000 people last year, one-third of which were substance abuse patients. There's a backlog of those waiting to … He said the increased funding would benefit taxpayers because it costs more to put a drug addict in jail than it … |