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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – Brattleboro Reformer

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic Brattleboro Reformer The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in … and more »

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Join the Journey holding wellness fair in Burnet in drug-abuse fight – The River Cities Sunday Tribune

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Read more... Join the Journey holding wellness fair in Burnet in drug–abuse fight The River Cities Sunday Tribune “I want to help other families avoid the problem in the first place, find solutions and get help.” Caleb Christiansen was just 21 years old when he died of an overdose in December 2011 from prescription methadone. The drugs were provided to …

Canada Blocking UN Support for Harm Reduction: Observers (in News)
Critic describes drug diplomats' position in Vienna as 'profoundly stupid.'
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Russian annexation of Crimea threatens drug therapy for people suffering from addictions, illnesses
The annexation of Crimea by Russia is already having a potentially deadly affect on one local population group – a group of patients on substitution therapy, accordig to the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine, which manages Opioid Substitution Therapy programs in Ukraine.
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Geography has just about everything to do with Rock County’s growing and deadly addiction to heroin. What begins as poppies in Afghanistan often ends up on the streets of Rock County, migrating along well-established routes.
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CUT Conference Advocacy Video — An advocacy video following the First Conference on Opiates Abuse and Harm Reduction Services in Mauritius: Let’s Face It!, organised by Collectif Urgence To…

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Modesto Needle Exchange relocates to industrial area
Volunteers do hand out pamphlets for rehabilitation programs and methadone clinics, but executive director Brian Robinson said the primary goal of exchange is “harm reduction,” preventing the spread of disease and overdoses. The volunteers also hand …
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Jimmy Ryser: Addicts are set up to die by today's medical standards
The rehab may be inpatient, methadone clinic, or suboxone clinics, but most patients refuse these entities, instead preferring to find another doctor who will naively continue prescribing opioid narcotics. The new law forces doctors to behave like …
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Opinion: Heroin use a mental, medical issue, not a legal one
There is something wrong with our justice system if its reaction to drug addiction is jail time. With both the body and mind affected, heroin addicts should be provided with medical and psychological treatment. According to the Centers for Disease …
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House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health Hearing
Given the increases in MST-related treatment mentioned earlier, it is important to ensure that facilities have adequate capacity to meet the demand for care. …. unique pharmacy patients dispensed an opioid, unique patients on long-term opioids who …
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Wareham news, briefly
A community collaboration sponsored by the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod and the Community Health Center of Cape Cod and hosted by Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will be held this month. The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod's Harm Reduction …
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Drug helps many quit heroin habit
“Methadone treatment has a proven record of over 45 years as a treatment for harm reduction, reducing criminal activity and improving citizenship within the community,” said Jennifer McMurtrie, the program director at the Discovery House. The Discovery …
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New Allegan County veterans court helps offenders break from crime
The man who was facing prison time for possession of the drug methadone turned to face the counselors, officers, mentors and other professionals who were going to help him through the new diversion court in the county. “I'm glad to have the opportunity …
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