Posts Tagged ‘Methadone’

Drivers on Methadone Twice as Likely to Crash

Drug Methadone: Drivers on methadone twice as likely to crash
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men on methadone treatment for drug addiction were more than twice as likely to be involved in a traffic accident as the general population in a new study from Norway. The researchers looked at two and a half years’ worth of data on drug prescriptions and on motor vehicle accidents, and found that among the roughly 2,500 people prescribed methadone for drug addiction …
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Drug Methadone: A Long Road to the Methadone Clinic at Waverly and Fulton
The story of one woman’s struggle with heroin, and the local methadone clinic that has helped her stay clean for many years.
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Drug Methadone: Clearwater man charged in methadone death
A Clearwater man is accused in Stearns County District Court of providing methadone to a man who later overdosed on the drug and died.
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Methadone Program Cuts Defended

Methadone Clinics in the News

Methadone Clinics: Methadone program cuts defended
The number of addicts relying on provincial help to get to and from methadone clinics each day has risen to almost 1400 since 2004. These individuals account for almost a third of the provincial government's medical transportation budget, …
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Methadone Clinics: Clinic cancels move, but questions remain
BY CYNTHIA MAGNUS | A week after the Community Board 1 Financial District committee, along with residents, business owners, and other stakeholders voiced opposition to an uptown methadone clinic's relocation to 90 Maiden Lane, prompting clinic …
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Methadone Clinics: Natick says no to downtown drug addiction treatment office
It is not a methadone clinic; it is a private office.'' Faruk said that a study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early November said that overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers “have increased and now exceed …
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Drug Methadone: Are Clinic Patients Breaking the Law? – Imperial Valley Press Online

Drug Methadone: Are clinic patients breaking the law? – Imperial Valley Press Online
There are people selling drugs and also cigarettes. These patients are trying to change their lives by being on methadone. Once they take their medication the drug is right outside the door. They hang out in front of the clinic, some even with …
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Drug Methadone: Drivers on methadone twice as likely to crash – msnbc.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men on methadone treatment for drug addiction were more than twice as likely to be involved in a traffic accident as the general population in a new study from Norway. The researchers looked at two and a half years’ worth of …
Drug Methadone – Bing News

Drug Methadone: Clearwater man is charged in methadone death – St. Cloud Times
A Clearwater man is accused in Stearns County District Court of providing methadone to a man who later overdosed on the drug and died. Carter Donelson Ziemke, 25, is charged with one count of third-degree murder in the death of Calvin Cox …
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Drug Methadone: Teacher, former student involved in alleged drug deal – Ledger Independent
The prescription quantities were 100 methadone and 90 oxycodone. Coburn allegedly admitted to task force agents he has been giving the prescriptions to Barnett for more than one year. Agents are investigating the whereabouts of the 10 missing methadone tablets. 
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Drug Methadone: Remote reserves say Ottawa’s response to OxyContin crisis inadequate – Calgary Herald
Slipperjack, a young mother of three from Fort Hope, waited months to get drug treatment, finally leaving her young children behind to move to Kenora, Ont., where there was a methadone clinic. She was so desperate for the treatment she was …
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Drivers on Methadone Twice as Likely to Crash – Reuters

Drug Methadone: Drivers on methadone twice as likely to crash – Reuters

Drivers on methadone twice as likely to crash
Reuters
The researchers looked at two and a half years' worth of data on drug prescriptions and on motor vehicle accidents, and found that among the roughly 2500 people prescribed methadone for drug addiction treatment, there were 26 vehicle accidents – a rate

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Drug Methadone: Military Will Allow Methadone to Treat Addicts – Courthouse News Service

Military Will Allow Methadone to Treat Addicts
Courthouse News Service
By TRAVIS SANFORD WASHINGTON (CN) – The US military's insurance provider will be allowed to use methadone to treat heroin addiction in long-term drug treatment under new regulations proposed by the Defense Department. Currently, the insurer, Tricare,

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Drug Methadone: Remote reserves say Ottawa’s response to OxyContin crisis inadequate – Montreal Gazette

Methadone – My Opiate Addiction history.wmv

Methadone For Opiate Addiction: Methadone – My opiate addiction history.wmv



This video I talk about my own personal addiction to opiates (painkillers and heroin) and what led up to my enrolling in the methadone treatment program. I tried to be as breif as I could, but it’s hard to list an entire history of opiate use in a ten minute video. I apologize if I left out any important stuff.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Methadone For Opiate Addiction: Downtown Natick drug clinic opposed
Faruk stressed that his patients would not be like those who seek treatment at methadone clinics, another type of opioid addiction medication. “Junkies will never come to me. I have strict requirements,” he said. “Family people, who want privacy …
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Methadone Detox Help: Suboxone Doctors Directory Newly Launched as Part of Suboxone Community Forum

Methadone Detox Help in the News

Methadone Detox Help: Suboxone Doctors Directory Newly Launched As Part Of Suboxone Community Forum
Topics covered include Heroin addiction, Heroin detox using Methadone, Buprenorphine and Opiate rehab and Vicodin detox. Individuals looking to learn about Opioid addiction and recovery through Suboxone, as well as find specialists who can help should …
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