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14% of Pregnant Women Prescribed Opioids by Their Doctors, Despite Possible

14% Of Pregnant Women Prescribed Opioids By Their Doctors, Despite Possible
What is known is that babies may develop a dependence on opioids, a type of narcotic derived from opium, while still in the womb and suffer withdrawal symptoms in the first few days of life. Given the possible risks, it would seem logical for doctors …
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Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts
In Jaffe's own facilities, he's seeing younger, full-blown heroin addicts, some just 17 and 18 years old, seeking treatment. “We can't turn a blind eye … Severe withdrawal symptoms are a large part of the problem of trying to kick a heroin or opiate …
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Marijuana Dispensary Zoning Debated

Marijuana dispensary zoning debated
While municipalities in Massachusetts are not permitted to reject marijuana dispensaries, they can limit their location options. … “I understand it is medicine, but at the same time I wouldn't want to see a methadone clinic in downtown Millbury,” he …
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Attorney general probing health center in 31 deaths
The Medicaid fraud unit based its affidavit on a list of patients who obtained controlled substances, such as hydrocodone or methadone, prescribed by Campbell. That list was matched against death records at the … In a June 19, 2013, affidavit …
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Residents: Break-Ins, Robberies on Rise in Long Neck

Residents: Break-ins, robberies on rise in Long Neck
McKay said the clinic is open six days a week; patients enrolled in the program receive doses of methadone and buprenorphine, which does not make them high, but helps them maintain a static state with no withdrawal symptons. In addition to the dosing …
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With Two Lives at Stake, Opioid-Addicted Mothers Need Integrated Treatment

With Two Lives At Stake, Opioid-Addicted Mothers Need Integrated Treatment
Credit AbleStock.com / Thinkstock. Babies born to mothers with opiate addiction are at risk for opiate withdrawal, a condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. Enlarge image. Credit Steve Zind / VPR. Fletcher Allen Health Care in …
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New Methadone Treatment Worries Vancouver Users – Vancouver Courier

New methadone treatment worries Vancouver users – Vancouver Courier


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New methadone treatment worries Vancouver users
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When Laura Shaver goes to her local pharmacy Saturday to get her daily cup of methadone, she'll notice two things: the cup won't be as full and the liquid will be a different colour. That's because a new cherry-flavoured methadone formula called

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Pot Shop Flip-Flop

Pot shop flip-flop
A West Coast medical-marijuana magnate and convicted felon whose role in a proposed Roxbury pot shop was downplayed as a “strategic adviser” was, in fact, the company’s president until the day before the firm applied for a state weed-dealing license, the Herald has learned.
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Lowered my dose and thoughts on counselling — I saw a new Dr at the clinic today, and was pressured by the counsellor once again!


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