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Deadly Addiction: Heroin Use, a Tragic Wrong Turn for Prescription Drug … – Insurance News Net (Press Release)

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug … – Insurance News Net (press release)

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug
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Suboxone clinics, which provide an alternative to methadone for opioid withdrawal, treat an increasing number of patients in the privacy of a clinician's office. Many of those seeking treatment at suboxone clinics are hooked on painkillers. Local detox

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Methadone Detox – Google News

Pair opens ‘recovery-based’ center to treat addictions – Baltimore Sun

Pair opens 'recovery-based' center to treat addictions
Baltimore Sun
"We call it recovery-based," said Bierman, meaning that detoxification is part of the treatment. "I see other treatment centers, especially with opiate addicts, use replacement medication, also known as medication management, where they substitute

Methadone Detox – Google News

Finding treatment for opiate addiction fraught with challenges – Worcester Telegram

Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a

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Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Parents using methadone to pacify children, charity warns – The Guardian

Addicted to Profits: Insurance Companies Adjust Coverage of Methadone Clinics – Daily Free Press (Subscription)

Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics – Daily Free Press (subscription)


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Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics
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With lives at stake, methadone clinics play an integral role in treating opiate addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial difficulties on patients seeking opiate

Methadone Clinics – Google News

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
More than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to

Methadone Clinics – Google News

Pair Opens ‘recovery-based’ Center to Treat Addictions – Baltimore Sun

Pair opens ‘recovery-based’ center to treat addictions – Baltimore Sun

Pair opens 'recovery-based' center to treat addictions
Baltimore Sun
"We call it recovery-based," said Bierman, meaning that detoxification is part of the treatment. "I see other treatment centers, especially with opiate addicts, use replacement medication, also known as medication management, where they substitute

Methadone Detox – Google News

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug … – Insurance News Net (press release)

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug
Insurance News Net (press release)
Suboxone clinics, which provide an alternative to methadone for opioid withdrawal, treat an increasing number of patients in the privacy of a clinician's office. Many of those seeking treatment at suboxone clinics are hooked on painkillers. Local detox

and more »

Methadone Detox – Google News

Finding treatment for opiate addiction fraught with challenges – Worcester Telegram

Addicted to Profits: Insurance Companies Adjust Coverage of Methadone Clinics

Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics
With lives at stake, methadone clinics play an integral role in treating opiate addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial difficulties on patients seeking opiate addiction treatment. Last month, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared opiate abuse a public health emergency in Massachusetts, citing potent […]
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results

Ex-clinic owner appeals in pain pill case
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Louisiana businessman convicted of distributing oxycodone and methadone pills in eastern Kentucky will get a chance to argue for his freedom before a federal appeals court. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has set a June 18 hearing date for 48-year-old Michael D. Leman of Slidell, La. A jury in Lexington convicted Leman in 2011 of using medical clinics …
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a

and more »

Drug Abuse Methadone – Google News

Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use – Elmira Star-Gazette


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Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use
Elmira Star-Gazette
Reviews published in November and commissioned by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found treatments using methadone and buprenorphine help patients reduce their use of illicit opioid drugs. Both of those drugs are …
Health Officials Call for Better Access to Addiction TreatmentAmerican News Report

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