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Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More 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

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Methadone 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

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America

Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More 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

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics – Huffington Post

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics
Huffington Post
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – FEBRUARY 06: Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently devoted his entire State of the State speech to the …

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Methadone Clinics – Google News

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America


Voice of America

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Voice of America
Therapeutic drugs to treat prescription drug abuse include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. Methadone has for years been widely administered at heroin clinics in the U.S.; buprenorphine can be prescribed by qualifying doctors, and naltrexone is …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Methadone 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

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
Boston health officials are poised to close the city's only public methadone clinic at a time when heroin overdoses, which methadone is used to combat, are rising dramatically across the state. Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate

Methadone Clinics – Google News

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics – Huffington Post

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics
Huffington Post
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – FEBRUARY 06: Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently devoted his entire State of the State speech to the …

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Methadone Clinics – Google News

Warren, methadone clinic operator set settlement conference – Bangor Daily News

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Huffington Post

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics – Huffington Post

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity In Methadone Clinics
Huffington Post
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – FEBRUARY 06: Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user addicted to heroin on February 6, 2014 in St. Johnsbury Vermont. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently devoted his entire State of the State speech to the …

and more »

Methadone Clinics – Google News

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
Boston health officials are poised to close the city's only public methadone clinic at a time when heroin overdoses, which methadone is used to combat, are rising dramatically across the state. Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate

Methadone Clinics – Google News

Warren, methadone clinic operator set settlement conference – Bangor Daily News

Oregon State Medical Examiner Released 2013 Drug-Related Death Stats

Oregon State Medical Examiner released 2013 drug-related death stats
Oregon — Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson released 2013 drug-related death statistics reflecting one fewer death from last year and a near 7 percent drop from 2012 when deaths reached their highest level since 2000. Preliminary drug-related death statistics showed the lowest number of Cocaine-related deaths and highest number of Methamphetamine-related deaths since 2000. Drug …
Drug Methadone – Yahoo News Search Results

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling …
Drug Methadone – Yahoo News Search Results