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Senate Approves Bill on Drug Monitoring Program

Senate approves bill on drug monitoring program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Senate has approved a bill that requires practitioners to register with Rhode Island's prescription drug monitoring program. The drug database is designed to help prevent drug diversion and misuse. State health department officials said in December that only 20 percent of those allowed …
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You can get any drug you want, where you want' – recovering addict
There are various ways that prescription drugs end up being sold for a few pounds on the streets of Bradford, or behind closed doors.
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Police Arrest Drug-Addicted Parents of Toddler Dead 'From a Heart Attack After Being Given METHADONE From Her Baby Mug'

Police arrest drug-addicted parents of toddler dead 'from a heart attack after being given METHADONE from her baby mug'
Sophie Jones, two, died from a suspected heart attack on Tuesday in Blackpool. It is understood police are investigating the possibility she had been given a drink laced with the heroin substitute in a baby mug.
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Leading Pain Specialists Warn of Overdose Danger if Methadone is "Preferred" for Pain
PHOENIX, March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Two-thirds of states prefer methadone above other opioid medications to treat chronic pain, particularly in low-income residents, a practice top pain physicians say adds unnecessary risk. Physician leaders from the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) released a position paper today to warn all states and private insurers that methadone …
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Doctor Warns of ‘Drug Dealer’s Dream’ Painkiller Made of Pure Hydrocodone

Doctor Warns Of ‘Drug Dealer’s Dream’ Painkiller Made Of Pure Hydrocodone
A new opioid painkiller with five to ten times the power of Vicodin has ER doctors worried about a disastrous spike in overdoses and deaths.
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Delco backs police having heroin-overdose antidote
Citing a dramatic increase in heroin-related deaths, Delaware County officials announced Thursday they are pushing for legislation to allow police officers to carry a drug that can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.
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Business is up 300 percent for drug diversion unit
MONTPELIER — What do a South Burlington doctor, a Williston health clinic secretary, a Price Chopper pharmacist and a relapsed drug addict and his brother-in-law have in common? Prescription fraud charges.
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Study: VA Hospital Narcotic Prescriptions Up 270%

Study: VA hospital narcotic prescriptions up 270%
SACRAMENTO, CA – A study by the Center for Investigative Research claims prescriptions for powerfully addictive opioids like hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine at Veterans Administration hospitals have jumped 270 percent in the last 12 …
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West Seattle Crime Prevention Council: Drug Diversion Court spotlighted
He went into some of how it works – those who slip up in the program go into jail for a while “to get a taste of what they would be facing otherwise”; the program also offers tools to help the addict, for example, methadone for heroin addicts. … He …
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M'Chigeeng and Wikwemikong build their own unique initiatives for citizens
They also go to M'Nendamowin for on-site counselling, monthly appointments with Dr. Dressler through the Ontario Telemedicine Network and for urine testing with support from Dr. Dressler's office. The methadone is dispensed to clients at the Mindemoya …
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West Seattle Crime Prevention Council: Drug Diversion Court Spotlighted

West Seattle Crime Prevention Council: Drug Diversion Court spotlighted
He went into some of how it works – those who slip up in the program go into jail for a while “to get a taste of what they would be facing otherwise”; the program also offers tools to help the addict, for example, methadone for heroin addicts. … He …
Read more on West Seattle Blog (blog)

M'Chigeeng and Wikwemikong build their own unique initiatives for citizens
They also go to M'Nendamowin for on-site counselling, monthly appointments with Dr. Dressler through the Ontario Telemedicine Network and for urine testing with support from Dr. Dressler's office. The methadone is dispensed to clients at the Mindemoya …
Read more on Manitoulin Expositor

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Lake County District Court News for Oct. 9, 2013

Lake County District Court news for Oct. 9, 2013
… a search warrant, deputies searched the vehicle and found a pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine, plus a container with plastic bags and a vial of yellow-colored liquid that officers identified as possible clean urine for drug testing, or …
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West Seattle Crime Prevention Council: Drug Diversion Court spotlighted
He went into some of how it works – those who slip up in the program go into jail for a while “to get a taste of what they would be facing otherwise”; the program also offers tools to help the addict, for example, methadone for heroin addicts. … He …
Read more on West Seattle Blog (blog)