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An Alternative to Methadone – Herald Scotland

Drug Methadone: An alternative to methadone – Herald Scotland

An alternative to methadone
Herald Scotland
For decades the cornerstone of drug abuse treatment has been the provision of methadone on a long-term basis to addicts. That policy has been tenaciously adhered to even in the face of the year-on-year increase in the number of addicts dying, and in

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Revealed: Feeding addict prisoners heroin substitute methadone is costing … – Scottish Daily Record

Revealed: Feeding addict prisoners heroin substitute methadone is costing
Scottish Daily Record
The Scottish Government said: “Substitute prescribing such as methadone is one of a number of methods of drug treatment in a package of care, treatment and recovery that can be offered to individuals – including prisoners – to help them recover from 

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Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Proposed move rejected, methadone clinic takes city to court – The Sun

Revealed: Feeding Addict Prisoners Heroin Substitute Methadone Is Costing … – Scottish Daily Record

Drug Methadone: Revealed: Feeding addict prisoners heroin substitute methadone is costing … – Scottish Daily Record

Revealed: Feeding addict prisoners heroin substitute methadone is costing
Scottish Daily Record
The Scottish Government said: “Substitute prescribing such as methadone is one of a number of methods of drug treatment in a package of care, treatment and recovery that can be offered to individuals – including prisoners – to help them recover from 

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Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Methadone program should be expanded: addictions doctor – The Guardian Charlottetown


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Methadone program should be expanded: addictions doctor
The Guardian Charlottetown
Dr. Don Ling told the Standing Committee on Health and Social Development Tuesday 60 per cent of those on the methadone program end up drug free and back in the workforce, leading productive lives. “Lives that are in the dumpster all of a sudden are 
Methadone program short resources, says doctorCBC.ca

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Drug Methadone: Commissioner’s View: Take Action on Methadone, Other Drugs – Budgeteer

Drug Methadone: Commissioner’s view: Take action on methadone, other drugs – Budgeteer

Commissioner's view: Take action on methadone, other drugs
Budgeteer
Ironically, the problem extends to a drug used to treat heroin and other addictions: methadone. Reports of methadone being used illegally and causing the same problems as the drugs it is intended to combat have risen dramatically, in some cases leading

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Methadone clinic treats addiction with chance for normalcy – The Mercury

Methadone clinic treats addiction with chance for normalcy
The Mercury
“Unlike heroin or a short or long-acting painkiller, (methadone) stays in your system for anywhere from 24 to 72 hours,” Pierce said. “The beauty of that is now we have a medication we can give to patients that when it attaches to opioid receptors in
The Heroin Scourge: Prescription drugs are often gateway to troubleDelaware County Daily Times

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Commissioner’s View: Take Action on Methadone, Other Drugs – Budgeteer

Drug Methadone: Commissioner’s view: Take action on methadone, other drugs – Budgeteer

Commissioner's view: Take action on methadone, other drugs
Budgeteer
Ironically, the problem extends to a drug used to treat heroin and other addictions: methadone. Reports of methadone being used illegally and causing the same problems as the drugs it is intended to combat have risen dramatically, in some cases leading

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Methadone clinic treats addiction with chance for normalcy – The Mercury

Methadone clinic treats addiction with chance for normalcy
The Mercury
“Unlike heroin or a short or long-acting painkiller, (methadone) stays in your system for anywhere from 24 to 72 hours,” Pierce said. “The beauty of that is now we have a medication we can give to patients that when it attaches to opioid receptors in
Gateway to heroin is often legally prescribed drugsThe Reporter

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Report: Police Investigate Cranberry Methadone Clinic’s Procedures Following … – Patch.com

Drug Methadone: Report: Police Investigate Cranberry Methadone Clinic’s Procedures Following … – Patch.com

Report: Police Investigate Cranberry Methadone Clinic's Procedures Following
Patch.com
State police Lt. Eric Hermick told the Trib that Enslen, a recovering heroin addict, had other drugs in his system at the time of the crash. Authorities are investigating what liability the methadone clinic may have in the collision, including whether

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Methadone clinic’s potential liability in fatal crash reviewed – Tribune-Review

Methadone clinic's potential liability in fatal crash reviewed
Tribune-Review
“He had other drugs in his system. We are looking into the background of this and would like to know whether the clinic knowingly gave him medication while he was on other drugs. We want to know what liability might the methadone clinic have,” said Lt

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Drug Users Turn Death Dealers as Methadone From Bain Hits Street – Bloomberg

Methadone Clinic’s Potential Liability in Fatal Crash Reviewed – Tribune-Review

Drug Methadone: Methadone clinic’s potential liability in fatal crash reviewed – Tribune-Review

Methadone clinic's potential liability in fatal crash reviewed
Tribune-Review
“He had other drugs in his system. We are looking into the background of this and would like to know whether the clinic knowingly gave him medication while he was on other drugs. We want to know what liability might the methadone clinic have,” said Lt

Drug Methadone – Google News

Drug Methadone: Approval of Rockland methadone clinic imminent, says DEA official – Bangor Daily News

Approval of Rockland methadone clinic imminent, says DEA official
Bangor Daily News
ROCKLAND, Maine — Nearly two years after a company first proposed opening a methadone clinic in Rockland at the same location as one closed due to illegal drug activity, final federal approval is near. The last remaining hurdle for the opening of a