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Philip Seymour Hoffman Death Underscores Need for Vigilance
Philip Seymour Hoffman Death Underscores Need for Vigilance
More than 20 used syringes, empty envelopes that police believe had contained heroin, and several prescription drugs, including the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine, were also in the apartment, according to the reports. Hoffman had relapsed …
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MDs Facing ‘Substantial’ Abuse From Patients Seeking Prescription Painkillers, Study Finds
MDs facing ‘substantial’ abuse from patients seeking prescription painkillers, study finds
Family doctors are experiencing “substantial” abuse by patients seeking powerful narcotic painkillers and other controlled drugs, new Canadian research shows. Overall, about half of family physicians surveyed during a continuing medical education course at Dalhousie University in Halifax had experienced […]
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Prescription drugs readily available to street addicts
Finding pharmaceuticals for sale is just as easy as walking down to the open-air drug markets on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, according to one addict. “Everything from Extra Strength Tylenol to methadone, every Oxy you can find, every benzo, like Valium, Rivotril, Dilaudid, Dexetrine,” said Laura Shaver, who’s on a methadone maintenance program for heroin addiction.
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Officials discuss state drug crisis
CHARLESTON — Local and federal authorities gathered on Wednesday to discuss solutions to an old problem that's recently resurfaced — heroin addiction.
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Counterpoint: Addiction Is Complex, and So Is Treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Counterpoint: Addiction is complex, and so is treatment
Minneapolis Star Tribune Mark Willenbring's commentary on the use of methadone to treat opiate addiction (“Filling an addiction treatment gap,” Feb. 24) raises a number of points I'd like to address as a heroin addict in long-term abstinence-based recovery (42 years) and as … |
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Prescription drugs readily available to addicts on the street – The Province
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Prescription drugs readily available to addicts on the street
The Province “Everything from Extra Strength Tylenol to methadone, every Oxy you can find, every benzo, like Valium, Rivertril, Dilaudid, Dexetrine,” said Laura Shaver, who's on a methadone maintenance program for heroin addiction. “If I wanted to buy drugs, I … |
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Cheaper, More Available Than Prescription Drugs, Heroin Addiction Now an … – the Union Leader
Cheaper, more available than prescription drugs, heroin addiction now an … – The Union Leader
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Cheaper, more available than prescription drugs, heroin addiction now an …
The Union Leader "Methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone are all FDA-approved medication for the treatment of opioid use disorders," he said. "In addition, peer support groups like Narcotics Anonymous and Smart Recovery can prove invaluable to people recovering from … |
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MDs facing ‘substantial’ abuse from patients seeking prescription painkillers … – Canada.com
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MDs facing 'substantial' abuse from patients seeking prescription painkillers …
Canada.com “Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in Canada,” wrote MacDougall and his colleagues, Christine Saveland, Leisha Hawker and Beaukje Miedema. In their study, the most sought-after … Doctors were asked how often they had experienced abuse by … |
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OUR OPINION: Heroin Just One Part of Maine’s Drug Problem – Morning Sentinel
OUR OPINION: Heroin just one part of Maine’s drug problem – Morning Sentinel
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OUR OPINION: Heroin just one part of Maine's drug problem
Morning Sentinel But it's important not to lose sight of the prescription drug abuse problem that feeds the demand for heroin and puts the state at risk. It's also … Maine has created a two-year cap for people who receive methadone treatment under the MaineCare program. |
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Doctor, Ex-Police Officer Indicted in ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme in Metairie, Slidell – the Times-Picayune
Doctor, ex-police officer indicted in ‘pill mill’ scheme in Metairie, Slidell – The Times-Picayune
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Doctor, ex-police officer indicted in 'pill mill' scheme in Metairie, Slidell
The Times-Picayune The prosecutors are Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill McSherry and Michael Redmann of the Orleans Parish district attorney's office. "Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions in our community," U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite said. "We must … |
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Our View: Heroin just one part of Maine’s drug problem – Press Herald
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Our View: Heroin just one part of Maine's drug problem
Press Herald But it's important not to lose sight of the prescription drug abuse problem that feeds the demand for heroin and puts the state at risk. It's also … Maine has created a two-year cap for people who receive methadone treatment under the MaineCare program. |