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The rise and fall of “eco-terrorist” Rebecca Rubin
In return, the FBI paid for his methadone treatment and guaranteed he wouldn't do time for the 14 arsons he had committed. “We had to make a pact with the devil,” … Rubin wanted to open her own wildlife rehab centre one day. In 2004 she took a six …
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Shumlin seeks million boost in spending for opiate treatment
That program, a partnership between facilities that dispense methadone and office-based treatment services for buprenorphine, this year received $ 5 million, officials said, but the governor wants to increase that amount next year to $ 13 million. “It's …
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Choice of site near school raised concerns
On Friday, the Office of Health Care Access granted New Era Rehabilitation Center's request to continue a public hearing on its application to open a methadone clinic at 447 Meriden Road. The property is next to Chase Elementary School. Read more of …
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Hoffman's death spotlights U.S. heroin epidemic
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES – The shocking death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from a suspected drug overdose has spotlighted a growing epidemic of heroin use across the United States, officials warn. Hoffman, a 46-year-old … No one can be …
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Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral
CHC is treating more than 400 patients, many of whom make daily trips to the center for medication. The recovery from heroin addiction is long-term, said Rebecca Mason, CHC's director of outpatient services. Some patients have been on methadone for …
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Heroin addiction is up, people are dying: Why is a drug that could cure it …
Also, the long-term treatment of drug-addiction is a huge industry. People stay on methadone for months if not years, and it can cost anywhere between $ 5-400 a week. The other issue is that it's labeled a Schedule I drug and a hallucinogenic, which …
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Truly madly deeply
Little did Shane, a carpenter, realise that the woman he was chatting up outside a Gold Coast nightclub had been battling heroin addiction for the best part of a decade. "I grew up in country Victoria and I was a straight-A student," says Santina, 38 …
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Fight outside methadone clinic and ‘light’ fingers earn prison stint for … – SILive.com

Fight outside methadone clinic and 'light' fingers earn prison stint for … SILive.com suspectjpg-805ac227ad5a67d7.jpg Angelo Guadarrama, 34, has pleaded guilty to three felony charges of grand larceny and misdemeanor counts of drug possession and petit larceny to settle five pending criminal cases against him, court records show.

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Here's What It Felt Like When I Quit Heroin
I tried to get off of the drug via the methadone clinic to no avail. I would go to the clinic for a while and … Unfortunately it was replaced by severe diarrhoea. My stomach also started to … Listing the symptoms or even describing them cannot even …
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Our view: Addiction puts infants at risk
If an infant is positive for a toxicology screening, or if the newborn shows signs and symptoms of withdrawals, the child is monitored and every two hours nurses conduct an abstinence score. Approximately 10 newborns out of 80 born at Conway tested …
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
Fatal overdoses from opiate medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone have quadrupled since 1999, accounting for an estimated 16,651 deaths in 2010. … I'm also a trained clinician, and I've treated people for addiction. Last but …
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Drug war 'lacks courage' of alcohol abuse campaign
Dr Neil McKeganey, the director of the Centre for Drugs Misuse Research, told Scotland on Sunday that drugs were “overtaking” Scotland and that he did not understand why ministers were failing to treat the issue as seriously as they do harmful drinking …
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MP opens up about her drug addiction
Her "abiding regret" was the agony her parents were put through, however after returning home from travels overseas she sought the help of a methadone programme. "This New Zealand health-funded programme saved my life and I pay tribute to the nurses …
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