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Vancouver Police Warn Drug Users About Potent Methadone

Vancouver Police warn drug users about potent methadone
Vancouver Police are warning drug users after a litre of "potent" methadone was stolen during a break-and-enter at a pharmacy Thursday morning.
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A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
For the past several months, a Dane County drug treatment facility has been trying to help opiate-addicted men and women coming out of jail with a new medication that could boost recovery chances by more than 50 percent.
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College of Pharmacists to meet methadone users after complaint
The College of Pharmacists of B.C. will meet with methadone patients next week after an association representing users of the recovery drug expressed their dissatisfaction with a newly introduced formula.
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Police Warn Drug Users After Theft of Highly Potent Methadone

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone
Police are warning drug users after a litre of highly potent methadone was stolen from a Vancouver pharmacy Thursday.
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Police Warn Drug Users After Theft of Highly Potent Methadone – Vancouver Sun

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone – Vancouver Sun


The Province

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone
Vancouver Sun
The methadone was snatched during an early-morning break-in at a Rexall Drug Store at Fraser Street and East 50th Avenue, said VPD Sergeant Randy Fincham in a news release. The thieves appeared to have smashed the glass in the front door to enter 
Vancouver police issue warning after potent new variety of methadone stolen The Province
Vancouver Rexall pharmacy robbed of strong methadoneCBC.ca

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Stony Plain Foster Boy Died From Methadone Overdose – Edmonton Journal

Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose – Edmonton Journal

Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose
Edmonton Journal
and was having trouble breathing. The father called 911 and K.W. was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead. Alberta's Chief Toxicologist, Dr. Graham Jones, said K.W.'s blood contained .38 milligrams of methadone per litre of blood, a dose

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Actor’s death shines a light on addiction – The Seattle Times


American News Report

Actor's death shines a light on addiction
The Seattle Times
Coverage of the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman has been humane, which is how we should deal with drug abuse by anyone, especially if we expect to be successful in reducing the personal and societal damage of drug abuse and moving toward prevention
Hoffman's Death Raises New Questions about Addiction Treatment DrugAmerican News Report
Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addictsCBS News
More drug users are injecting heroiniAfrica.com
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THS11 Mary Jeanne Kreek “(…) Methadone Treatment as Prevention”

THS11 Mary Jeanne Kreek “(…) Methadone treatment as prevention” — Plenary session: Innovative devices in harm reduction linked to substance use and addictions “Discovery in 1983-1984: identification of drug users as HIV-1/A…


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Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – KTIC

Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment – KTIC


ABC News

Anti-Addiction Drugs Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's Apartment
KTIC
Also sold under the brand names, Suboxone and Zubsolv, buprenorphine has fewer side effects compared to some of the older anti-addiction drugs such as methadone. And taking larger doses doesn't produce a bigger high so there's a lower risk of overdose 
'Miracle drug' touted in fight against heroin deathsnwitimes.com
Actor's death spotlights heroin epidemicChannel 24
We can prevent fatal ODs like Hoffman'sCNN

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Could Drug-Replacement Therapy Have Saved Philip Seymour… – The New Republic

Could Drug-Replacement Therapy Have Saved Philip Seymour…
The New Republic
For years, buprenorphine and methadone have been prescribed for opiate addiction. Opiates that are less addictive and produce a less-intense high, these drugs offer a substitute for the addict's drug of choice, replacing the effects and limiting