State Pushes Drug That Saves Money, Costs Lives – the Seattle Times

Drug Abuse Methadone: State pushes drug that saves money, costs lives – The Seattle Times


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State pushes drug that saves money, costs lives
The Seattle Times
One committee member seemed to think Washington had nothing to worry about, saying: "I know with methadone we don't really encourage it as a preferred drug." Citing "issues" with doctors not knowing how to use methadone, she claimed physicians were
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Drug Abuse Methadone: How we linked methadone deaths to poverty – The Seattle Times

How we linked methadone deaths to poverty
The Seattle Times
We used codes 96502 and E8501 to identify methadone cases. To track Washington's rising use of methadone, we relied on a database from the US Drug Enforcement Administration called Automation of Reports and Consolidate Orders System (ARCOS).

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Drug Abuse Methadone: Neighbors, officials tour Lewiston methadone clinic – Lewiston Sun Journal


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Neighbors, officials tour Lewiston methadone clinic
Lewiston Sun Journal
Methadone is used to treat addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and OxyContin. That stigma is a very real thing, said Norma Reppucci, vice president of operations for Community Substance Abuse Centers, and it can keep people from seeking

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Drug Abuse Methadone: DA wants full-time drug task force liaison from Millcreek – GoErie.com

DA wants full-time drug task force liaison from Millcreek
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They include an increased number of drug arrests in the township; a rise in the use of opiate derivatives and synthetic drugs, including heroin, methadone, fentanyl and prescription drugs; and an increased number of overdoses in the township.

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