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Teen’s Methadone Death Prompts Call for Changes – the Age

Teen’s methadone death prompts call for changes – The Age


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Teen's methadone death prompts call for changes
The Age
While 21 of the cases definitively involved third parties who got the drug from a member of the program, the research suggested that number could be much higher as the source of the methadone in 56 cases was unknown, Dr Jeremy Dwyer reported.
Coroner slams management of the methadone programABC Online
'Takeaway dosing' of methadone killing dozens of Victorians, coroner findsHerald Sun
Vic deaths tied to abuse of methadone planSydney Morning Herald
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Drug Methadone – Google News

Coroner slams methadone treatment program as ‘shamefully inadequate’ – ABC Online

Coroner slams methadone treatment program as 'shamefully inadequate'
ABC Online
A Victorian coroner has slammed the Health Department over the administration of the methadone drug treatment program. Coroner Jacinta Heffey described the supervision of the program used to treat heroin addicts as "shamefully inadequate." She says up 

Hundreds of Prisoners Receiving Methadone – NEWS.com.au

Drug Methadone: Hundreds of prisoners receiving methadone – NEWS.com.au

Hundreds of prisoners receiving methadone
NEWS.com.au
It was a 20 per cent increase in the number of drug-addicted inmates on methadone in Victorian prisons since January 2010. But Ms Tosolini said the proportion of inmates on the program, compared to the total prison population had remained steady at

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Drug Methadone: Fatal addiction: Britain’s 6200 state-sponsored drug addicts hooked on heroin … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Fatal addiction: Britain's 6200 state-sponsored drug addicts hooked on heroin
Daily Mail
Kathy Gyngell, author of a report on methadone for the Centre for Policy Studies, added: 'The figures add up to billions of pounds wasted. These people might have come off drugs had they not been kept on methadone, which keeps them dependent on drugs 

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Drug Slammed as ‘Methadone for Alcoholics’ Could Cost NHS Scotland More Than … – Scottish Daily Record

Drug Methadone: Drug slammed as ‘methadone for alcoholics’ could cost NHS Scotland more than … – Scottish Daily Record

Drug slammed as 'methadone for alcoholics' could cost NHS Scotland more than
Scottish Daily Record
But campaigners and politicians have questioned the drug's effectiveness and cautioned against creating a “methadone for alcohol”. The £3.03-a-pill treatment was given the green light yesterday by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), making

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Methadone and cannabis found in Barnstaple drug raids – This is North Devon

Methadone and cannabis found in Barnstaple drug raids
This is North Devon
Methadone and cannabis found in Barnstaple drug raids. Trusted article source icon. Tuesday, October 08, 2013. Profile image for NDJFran. NDJFran. Follow. FOUR drug warrants were carried out by police in Barnstaple yesterday. Addresses in Sticklepath 

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Woman to go to trial in methadone case – Peoria Journal Star

Drug Methadone: Drug Slammed as ‘Methadone for Alcoholics’ Could Cost NHS Scotland More Than … – Scottish Daily Record

Drug Methadone: Drug slammed as ‘methadone for alcoholics’ could cost NHS Scotland more than … – Scottish Daily Record

Drug slammed as 'methadone for alcoholics' could cost NHS Scotland more than
Scottish Daily Record
But campaigners and politicians have questioned the drug's effectiveness and cautioned against creating a “methadone for alcohol”. The £3.03-a-pill treatment was given the green light yesterday by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), making

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Price of addiction: Opioid treatment should go beyond addictive methadone … – Portland Business Journal (blog)

Price of addiction: Opioid treatment should go beyond addictive methadone
Portland Business Journal (blog)
Clinicians were aware about the highly addictive nature of methadone, but given the circumstances at that time, methadone was a good short term option, especially if the administration of the drug was tightly controlled. Methadone clinics were the

Most Babies Born to Mums on Methadone Exposed to Several Illicit Drugs in Womb – EurekAlert (Press Release)

Drug Methadone: Most babies born to mums on methadone exposed to several illicit drugs in womb – EurekAlert (press release)

Most babies born to mums on methadone exposed to several illicit drugs in womb
EurekAlert (press release)
While the results may not be representative of the UK as a whole, nevertheless, excess drinking and drug taking in pregnancy is a pairing that is likely to be more common than generally thought, say the authors. It is known that women prescribed

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Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Father who ‘accidentally put heroin and methadone in his infant son’s bottle … – Daily Mail

Father who 'accidentally put heroin and methadone in his infant son's bottle
Daily Mail
A 46-year-old Philadelphia man charged with putting heroin and methadone in his infant son's bottle, killing him, was convicted Tuesday of third-degree murder. Orlando Rosado was charged with third-degree murder and drug delivery causing death in the 

Most Babies Born to Mums on Methadone Exposed to Several Illicit Drugs in Womb – Medical Xpress

Drug Methadone: Most babies born to mums on methadone exposed to several illicit drugs in womb – Medical Xpress

Most babies born to mums on methadone exposed to several illicit drugs in womb
Medical Xpress
Most babies born to drug addicted mums on methadone maintenance are exposed to several other drugs while in the womb, and half are additionally exposed to excess alcohol, reveal the results of a small study published online in the Archives of Disease

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Drug Methadone: Philly Dad Convicted in Baby’s Drug Death – NBC 10 Philadelphia


NBC 10 Philadelphia

Philly Dad Convicted in Baby's Drug Death
NBC 10 Philadelphia
Philly Dad Convicted in Baby's Drug Death. A Philadelphia man charged with putting heroin and methadone in his infant son's bottle to quiet him, but instead killing him, was convicted Tuesday of third-degree murder.
Father who 'accidentally put heroin and methadone in his infant son's bottle Daily Mail
Philly dad on trial in baby's drug deathDaily Local News
Philly dad is convicted in baby's drug deathYahoo! News

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