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Recovering Heroin Addict Tells of His Long-Fought Battle
Recovering heroin addict tells of his long-fought battle
By Cindy Ekas, Daily Courier Recovering heroin addict Bill Addis hit rock bottom four years ago after he lost everything he cared about. Addis was living at the City Mission …
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Brandon Nichols looked at the judge in shock. It was as if he was expecting Superior Court Justice Kelly Gorman would be packing him off to jail, a place he knew well and a life he’s trying to put behind him.
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Man gets probation for beating drug dealer
Brandon Nichols looked at the judge in shock.
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Methadone Coverage Could Return to Medicaid Menu – Crain’s Chicago Business
Methadone coverage could return to Medicaid menu – Crain’s Chicago Business
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Methadone coverage could return to Medicaid menu
Crain’s Chicago Business The report addresses the impact on inpatient hospital detox services of the so-called Smart Act, a $ 2.7 billion package of budget cuts and tax increases passed in 2012 intended to help the struggling Medicaid program stay afloat. Amid concerns that … |
Michael Grimm’s rebel spirit propels him through painkiller addiction – SunHerald.com
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Michael Grimm's rebel spirit propels him through painkiller addiction
SunHerald.com "It was the only way to get me through the tour and when the tour was over I went to detox and tried kicking it." Grimm said when he returned to Las Vegas after the tour with Nicks, he went to a local doctor, who again prescribed Suboxone. … "I know … |
Methadone Clinic in Brainerd Discussed
Methadone clinic in Brainerd discussed
A controversial opiate treatment program in Brainerd treating heroin addicts was the topic Thursday during a League of Women Voters (LWV) of the Brainerd Lakes Area's meeting at the Brainerd Public Library.
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All agree: drug abuse is an epidemic
TACKLING A PROBLEM – Cape Cod Times reporter K.C. Meyers talks to the Barnstable Human Services Committee about the series of articles she has written on drug abuse and addiction on Cape Cod.
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FDA move aims to curb opiate abuse as painkiller addiction rises in county
PITTSFIELD — The numbers tell the story. In Pittsfield, 90 to 95 percent of break-ins and shopliftings are directly attributable to drugs, police say.
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Vietnam Urges More Methadone Treatment for People Who Use Drugs – Asian Tribune
Vietnam urges more methadone treatment for people who use drugs – Asian Tribune
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Vietnam urges more methadone treatment for people who use drugs
Asian Tribune Statistics by the HIV/AIDS Prevention Department of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam shows that currently there are about 170,000 drug users in the listed record of the country. Vietnam is urging more methadone treatment for people who use drugs … Nanaimo health centre celebrates its 10th year |
Thousands on methadone treatment – Manawatu Standard
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Thousands on methadone treatment
Manawatu Standard Thousands of New Zealanders are receiving methadone treatment to wean them off heavier drugs, with many patients addicted to painkillers rather than illicit drugs such as heroin. Since 2007 the number of patients treated at methadone clinics has … |
Methadone reducing drug use in India – Times of India
How Easy Is It to Obtain a Prescription for Methadone?
Question by TheseBlueEyesWillBreakYourHeart: How easy is it to obtain a prescription for Methadone?
I am not asking so that I can get some…
Someone dear to me has just passed away. He was a cocaine addict and experienced a lot of back pain. After he died I found out he had been taking Methadone for 3 days. He had more than 100 pills prescribed by his doctor. He basically just stopped breathing in his sleep and his heart failed. Why would his doctor prescribe him Methadone when a simple blood test would confirm he occasionally takes drugs? I thought patients on Methadone were monitored not handed hundreds of pills…
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Methadone could help cocaine addicts: study
Tom Spears
Canwest News Service
11.25.08
Methadone, adrugusedformanyyears to treat heroin addiction, also appears to work well against cocaine addiction, a new Canadian study suggests.
How Easy Is It to Obtain a Prescription for Methadone?
Question by TheseBlueEyesWillBreakYourHeart: How easy is it to obtain a prescription for Methadone?
I am not asking so that I can get some…
Someone dear to me has just passed away. He was a cocaine addict and experienced a lot of back pain. After he died I found out he had been taking Methadone for 3 days. He had more than 100 pills prescribed by his doctor. He basically just stopped breathing in his sleep and his heart failed. Why would his doctor prescribe him Methadone when a simple blood test would confirm he occasionally takes drugs? I thought patients on Methadone were monitored not handed hundreds of pills…
Best answer:
Answer by hazaamohammed
Methadone could help cocaine addicts: study
Tom Spears
Canwest News Service
11.25.08
Methadone, adrugusedformanyyears to treat heroin addiction, also appears to work well against cocaine addiction, a new Canadian study suggests.