Autopsy: Grimes Teen Died From Drug Overdose
Autopsy: Grimes teen died from drug overdose
Methadone is used to treat chronic pain, some cancer treatment symptoms and heroin withdrawal. As a synthetic opiate, it's related to drugs like heroin and prescription pain relievers like Oxycodone. In most methadone overdose deaths, the drug shuts … Read more on DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Heroin and opioid addicts need more access and better treatment: report
In the United States, there are about 2.3 million dependent on the drug and it's the second leading cause of accidental death in America, yet the researchers say fewer than 10 per cent of those addicted receive maintenance treatment, such as methadone. Read more on The Province
Alcoholics Need More Options than AA
Even the methadone program I paid to enroll in, a public program designed for heroin addicts, was 12-step based. This is odd, considering traditional AA communities don't acknowledge medication-assisted sobriety as genuine sobriety. To be sure, faith … Read more on TIME