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Can Hospital Adjust to Provide Detox-Like Care? – the Recorder

...  hospital adjust to provide detox-like care? – The RecorderCan hospital adjust to provide detox-like care?The RecorderBut opioid withdrawal management in hospitals is, well, haphazard. Tessier reluctantly uses the phrase “Wild West.” Opioid detox facilities often ease the patient off their drug(s) with tapered doses of buprenorphine or methadone, tailored opioids, and …Methadone Detox – Google News Her Newborn In Withdrawal, A Young Mother Faces Her Own Recovery – Rhode Island Public RadioHer Newborn In Withdrawal, A Young Mother Faces Her Own RecoveryRhode Island Public RadioJonathan has been on a steadily decreasing dose of morphine to help him withdraw safely from the methadone he was exposed to in the womb. Ellen takes methadone to curb cravings and keep from going into withdrawal herself, from heroin. It's an opioid …Methadone Detox – Google News Insured often wrestle with insurers to get longer rehab care – The Recorder    Read ...

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

...  Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston GlobeBoston GlobeBain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinicsBoston GlobeMethadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a …and more »Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News RI Senate approves bills to fight drug abuse, overdose deaths – The Providence JournalRI Senate approves bills to fight drug abuse, overdose deathsThe Providence JournalSignificantly, it specifies that insurers must cover medications to treat addiction, such as methadone and Suboxone. Currently, most cover Suboxone but not methadone. The bill requires that health insurance “provide coverage for the treatment of mental …Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM    Read ...

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

...  Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston GlobeBoston GlobeBain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinicsBoston GlobeMethadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a …and more »Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News RI Senate approves bills to fight drug abuse, overdose deaths – The Providence JournalRI Senate approves bills to fight drug abuse, overdose deathsThe Providence JournalSignificantly, it specifies that insurers must cover medications to treat addiction, such as methadone and Suboxone. Currently, most cover Suboxone but not methadone. The bill requires that health insurance “provide coverage for the treatment of mental …Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM    Read ...

Parents Using Methadone to Pacify Children, Charity Warns – the Guardian

...  using methadone to pacify children, charity warns – The GuardianThe GuardianParents using methadone to pacify children, charity warnsThe Guardian… a pacifier for small children." The charity also warned that many of cases were of preventable deaths where children died after accidently drinking methadone – and called for the synthetic opioid to be kept in "strong boxes" to prevent a fatal …Alcoholism Methadone – Google News Ecstatic states – The VergeEcstatic statesThe VergeBefore it was criminalized in 1968, LSD was being used by some doctors as an experimental method for treating alcoholism and anxiety. MDMA, prior to being outlawed in 1985, was used by hundreds of … Rick Doblin, the founder of MAPS, says he envisions …Alcoholism Methadone – Google News Legislators Poised to Combat Deadly Rise in Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use – NJ Spotlight    Read ...

Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

...  to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston GlobeBoston to shutter drug treatment facilityBoston GlobeMore than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to …Methadone Clinics – Google News Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics – Daily Free Press (subscription)Daily Free Press (subscription)Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinicsDaily Free Press (subscription)With lives at stake, methadone clinics play an integral role in treating opiate addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial difficulties on patients seeking opiate …Methadone Clinics – Google News    Read ...

Deadly Addiction: Heroin Use, a Tragic Wrong Turn for Prescription Drug … – Insurance News Net (Press Release)

...  drug … – Insurance News Net (press release)Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug …Insurance News Net (press release)Suboxone clinics, which provide an alternative to methadone for opioid withdrawal, treat an increasing number of patients in the privacy of a clinician's office. Many of those seeking treatment at suboxone clinics are hooked on painkillers. Local detox …and more »Methadone Detox – Google News Pair opens ‘recovery-based’ center to treat addictions – Baltimore SunPair opens 'recovery-based' center to treat addictionsBaltimore Sun"We call it recovery-based," said Bierman, meaning that detoxification is part of the treatment. "I see other treatment centers, especially with opiate addicts, use replacement medication, also known as medication management, where they substitute …Methadone Detox – Google News Finding treatment for opiate addiction fraught with challenges – Worcester Telegram    Read ...