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Drug Abuse Methadone: Local drug programs aim to contain spread of infections – EMC Smiths Falls

Local drug programs aim to contain spread of infections EMC Smiths Falls In fact, the methadone drug blocks receptors in a client's brain so that they are unable to feel the euphoria from other drug use. The purpose of methadone treatment is to treat the withdrawal symptoms someone feels when coming off the drugs so that …

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Georgetown pharmacy fined for improper drug handling – The Daily News of Newburyport

Read more... Georgetown pharmacy fined for improper drug handling The Daily News of Newburyport Methadone is commonly used in the treatment of heroin addiction. "Controlled substances that are handled by pharmacies are subject to strict requirements because of their potential for harm and abuse," US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said. …

Drug Abuse Methadone: New York Times Gets It Right: Drug Addiction is a Disease, says Chief Clinical Officer of Nation’s Largest Treatment …
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Chief Clinical Officer of the nation’s largest treatment provider, CRC Health Group’s Dr. Philip Herschman, said that “Today’s New York Times article, “Rethinking Addiction’s Roots, and Its Treatment,” gets it right: substance abuse is a chronic disease. For years, CRC Health Group, the nation’s largest substance abuse treatment …
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Rethinking Addiction’s Roots and Its Treatment
Ten medical schools have introduced the first accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, where doctors will be able to spend a year studying the relationship between addiction and brain chemistry.
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Methadone And Alcohol Effects: Epilespy drug being used by young addicts for legal high, Scottish researchers warn
Phenazepam, a legally-available drug developed in the 1970s for the treatment of epilepsy, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, insomnia and anxiety has found in post mortem results of nine UK addicts, including six Scots
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Methadone And Alcohol Effects: Rethinking Addiction’s Roots, and Its Treatment
The medical establishment is seeing addiction more as a physical disease, and 10 medical schools have introduced residency programs in addiction medicine.
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Alcoholism Methadone: Rethinking Addiction’s Roots, and Its Treatment – New York Times

Rethinking Addiction's Roots, and Its Treatment New York Times Earlier this year, when she became the in-house doctor at a methadone clinic in Boston, she was dismayed to find the complaints had not changed. “I saw physicians over and over again pushing it aside, just calling a social-work consult to deal with a … and more »

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Drug Tests Methadone: Bayville Man Convicted in Drugged-Driving Crash
A Bayville man has been convicted of permanently injuring a man in a crash while driving high on seven types of drugs two years ago—the…
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Drug Tests Methadone: Stereotyping Patients, and Their Ailments
Because his care givers relied too much on assumptions, a drug user who served time in jail spent eight years in treatment for H.I.V. infection, needlessly.
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Drug Methadone: Pa. woman sentenced to three years in drug-death case – The Herald-Mail

Pa. woman sentenced to three years in drug-death case The Herald-Mail Baker, formerly of Clear Spring, distributed and conspired to distribute morphine and methadone that was used by Brandon Sgaggero, who died from an overdose, the news release says. In April, Luis Reyes-Torres, 26, of Hagerstown, was sentenced, … Woman sentenced for supplying drugs that led to overdoseBaltimore Sun (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Drug Methadone: In Iran, a Brotherhood of Doctors and Patients – New York Times (blog)

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Read more... In Iran, a Brotherhood of Doctors and Patients New York Times (blog) But during the government of Mohammad Khatami, Iran abandoned this approach and instituted a pragmatic, humane policy towards drug users, which includes the widespread use of needle exchange and the provision of methadone maintenance therapy — even in … and more »