Posts Tagged ‘drug addiction’
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…
Documents: Former Foothills Airport Operations Manager Caught With Somebody …
Documents: Former Foothills airport operations manager caught with somebody …
Methadone has been used for years to treat drug addiction but in recent years has also been prescribed to treat pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control. According to federal court documents, “While giving a urine sample, it was discovered …
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Leaders push for expansion of overdose-reversal drug
"Most people aren't aware of Naloxone and what it can do," said Jim Scarpace, program director at Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment in Aurora. … "If you have a loved one that struggles with opiate addiction in your house, you need to have it.".
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Analysis: Risk assessment bill decorated with ornaments
The legislation could give them unprecedented access to treatment at a time when they are most amenable — before or right after they are charged with a crime. For doctors, it would mean new rules for treating opiate addiction. And for police, it would …
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