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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
They have been to detox probably 50 to 100 times, they always relapse, and they have to find something.” Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms.

Methadone Detox – Google News

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – The Intelligencer

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
The Intelligencer
… is standard medical protocols believe the risk of danger to the woman and fetus is too great. Instead, they are placed in a methadone replacement program at an outside state-certified treatment center. … In her third day of heroin detox in the

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Methadone Detox – Google News

At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over – Hutchinson News

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania – New Pittsburgh Courier

Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
New Pittsburgh Courier
Gene DiGirolamo, a leading lawmaker on drug abuse issues, calls its use “epidemic, no question about it. …. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics.

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Opiate abuse continues upward trend – The Sun

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

Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Salon


Salon

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Salon
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a

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Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Caught dealing painkillers at Seattle Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Vietnam … – seattlepi.com

Fast Facts About Some Obstacles to Heroin Sobriety – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports

Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
Treatment facilities are packed. Inpatient rehab is costly. Insurance companies have refused coverage. Addicts looking to get clean from heroin often face an uphill battle.
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results

Fast facts about obstacles to heroin sobriety
Treatment facilities are packed. Inpatient rehab is costly. Insurance companies have refused coverage. Addicts looking to get clean from heroin often face an uphill battle. A look at the process, and some of the obstacles to getting sober.
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results

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R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Opiate abuse continues upward trend – The Sun

Opiate abuse continues upward trend
The Sun
Pepperell Police Chief David Scott said although Pepperell in general has a relatively low level of crime and drug abuse, heroin and prescription pills are the town's biggest problem. Because heroin has become so inexpensive and prescription pills so

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

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

Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Salon


Salon

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Salon
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a

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Alcoholism Methadone – Google News

Caught dealing painkillers at Seattle Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Vietnam … – seattlepi.com