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Desperate People Can Do Desperate Things – the Border Mail
Drug Methadone: Desperate people can do desperate things – The Border Mail
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Desperate people can do desperate things
The Border Mail Public methadone programs in Albury and Wodonga are full, forcing patients seeking treatment for their drug addictions to wait or worse still, self-medicate on other illicit substances. AISHA DOW spoke with one of the few Border doctors involved, an … Doctors steering clear of addicts |
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Drug Methadone: Methadone ‘stranding’ drug users, insist critics – Scotsman
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Methadone 'stranding' drug users, insist critics
Scotsman “While we recognise the advantages that methadone brings as one part of a comprehensive drugs strategy, we need to know that public money is being spent to do more than simply strand addicts in the system. That won't let all of them recover,” she said. Labour attacked for 'methadone millionaires' claim in drugs debate Clashes over methadone treatment Methadone Program under Scanner |
Dr. Saygan’s Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs [FEATURE] – Drug War Chronicle
Drug Methadone: Dr. Saygan’s Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs [FEATURE] – Drug War Chronicle
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Dr. Saygan's Saga: Prosecutorial Misconduct in the War on Pain Docs [FEATURE]
Drug War Chronicle The wheels of justice in Dr. Shaygan's case began turning on June 9, 2007, when one of the long-term patients at his pain clinic, James Brendan Downey, died of a drug overdose from a fatal combination of prescribed methadone and illegal cocaine. |
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Drug Methadone: Political unity ‘broken’ on Scotland’s drugs policy – BBC News
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Political unity 'broken' on Scotland's drugs policy
BBC News There are "worrying signs" that political unity has broken down on Scotland's drugs strategy, the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) has said. The warning comes in the same month that the Scottish government announced a review of its methadone programme. |
Drug Methadone: Northland Men’s Deaths in Car Crash Inspire Legislative Action on Methadone – Duluth News Tribune
Drug Methadone: Northland men’s deaths in car crash inspire legislative action on methadone – Duluth News Tribune
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Northland men's deaths in car crash inspire legislative action on methadone
Duluth News Tribune Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, said he wants to hold hearings in St. Paul this fall to determine if more restrictions are needed on how methadone treatment for addiction to opioid drugs is administered in Minnesota. “Two people are dead, and we need to find … Commissioner's response: Prescription opiate and heroin abuse a top priority |
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Drug Methadone: Cumbrian drug addict told police he took up to 500 tablets a week – court – News & Star
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Cumbrian drug addict told police he took up to 500 tablets a week – court
News & Star Shimmins admitted possessing diazepam with intent to supply and possessing two other drugs – methadone and suboxone for his own use. Carlisle Crown Court was told that Shimmins was caught with the drugs when police raided his house on March 27. |
Drug Methadone: Police Nab Suspected Drug Traffickers
Drug Methadone: Police nab suspected drug traffickers
State police are holding a man accused of selling heroin outside a methadone clinic in Española. Steven Garcia, 27, of Albuquerque was arrested Tuesday after someone tipped police that he was selling the drug at the clinic, which aims to help recovering addicts, Lt. Robert McDonald said.
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Drug Methadone: Iowa Man Admits Selling Methadone Causing Deaths
An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to selling prescription methadone that contributed to two drug overdose deaths.
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Drug Methadone: Man admits selling methadone linked to deaths
A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to selling prescription methadone that contributed to two drug overdose deaths.
Drug Methadone – Yahoo! News Search Results
Drug Methadone: Iowa man admits selling methadone linked to deaths
A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to selling prescription methadone that contributed to two drug overdose deaths.
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Police Nab Suspected Drug Traffickers
Drug Methadone: Police nab suspected drug traffickers
State police are holding a man accused of selling heroin outside a methadone clinic in Española. Steven Garcia, 27, of Albuquerque was arrested Tuesday after someone tipped police that he was selling the drug at the clinic, which aims to help recovering addicts, Lt. Robert McDonald said.
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Drug Methadone: Iowa man admits selling methadone linked to deaths
A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to selling prescription methadone that contributed to two drug overdose deaths.
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Drug Methadone: Babysitter gets up to 7.5 years for causing boy's fatal methadone poisoning
Sam Sharber, 4, died in January 2009 of a fatal methadone overdose. His baby-sitter, Gina Lindquist, was sentenced Oct. 11 to up to more than seven years in prison related to child neglect for placing her prescription methadone within easy reach to the child.
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Northland Men’s Deaths Inspire Action on Methadone – Duluth News Tribune
Drug Methadone: Northland men’s deaths inspire action on methadone – Duluth News Tribune
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Northland men's deaths inspire action on methadone
Duluth News Tribune Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, said he wants to hold hearings in St. Paul this fall to determine if more restrictions are needed on how methadone treatment for addiction to opioid drugs is administered in Minnesota. “Two people are dead, and we need to find … Commissioner's response: Prescription opiate and heroin abuse a top priority |
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Drug Methadone: Province: Drug problem not unique to Annapolis Valley – Kings County Register/Advertiser
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Province: Drug problem not unique to Annapolis Valley
Kings County Register/Advertiser Wilson thinks a few well-publicized drug deaths in this area – including the recent death of 19-year-old Katanna MacDonald June 21 due to an overdose on methadone not prescribed to her – have created a perception that the problem is worse thatn in … |