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Drug Abuse Methadone: State, Grand Rapids Clinics See Growing Need for Subsidized Methadone … – MLive.com
Drug Abuse Methadone: State, Grand Rapids clinics see growing need for subsidized methadone … – MLive.com
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State, Grand Rapids clinics see growing need for subsidized methadone …
MLive.com Methadone, used for about 40 years as a heroin treatment, is a synthetic narcotic that suppresses drug withdrawal for 24 to 36 hours by occupying the opioid receptor in the brain. But the drug–abuse problem has become so pervasive, the state and … |
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Drug abuse trends: Deaths down, with an insidious twist – KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest
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Drug abuse trends: Deaths down, with an insidious twist
KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest It's easier than the older replacement drug, methadone, because regular doctors can prescribe and monitor it. Methadone is available only through a few addiction clinics. More people getting treatment is a good sign, insofar as people are fighting … Most overdose deaths in King County don't involve illegal drugs Majority of King County overdoses don't involve illegal drugs |