Archive for the ‘Methadone Overdose’ Category
Greater Use of Meds to Halt Opioid Overdose Epidemic Urged
Greater Use of Meds to Halt Opioid Overdose Epidemic Urged
"When prescribed and monitored properly, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexones are safe and cost-effective components of opioid addiction treatment. These medications can improve lives and reduce the risk for overdose, yet …
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HHS Leaders Call for Expanded Use of Medications to Combat Opioid Overdose …
HHS leaders call for expanded use of medications to combat opioid overdose …
"When prescribed and monitored properly, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone are safe and cost-effective components of opioid addiction treatment," said lead author and NIDA director Nora D. Volkow, M.D. "These medications can …
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Police: Baby was born with drugs in system
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Jamie Pearl Jones on Monday, four months after her 3-month-old son overdosed on oxycodone, methadone and Xanax. "The only way this baby could have received these is through ingestion," said …
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Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM
Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally. |
Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe
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Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to end more than 40 years of city-run methadone treatment, which uses the narcotic to wean addicts from heroin and other opiates. The addiction services will now be handled by Community … |
Past and present collide as poets mark elusive time – The Australian
Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM
Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally. |
Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe
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Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to end more than 40 years of city-run methadone treatment, which uses the narcotic to wean addicts from heroin and other opiates. The addiction services will now be handled by Community … |
Past and present collide as poets mark elusive time – The Australian
Heroin Hits Close to Home
Heroin hits close to home
It could be your boyfriend, whose behavior recently changed, your middle school science teacher, or your own child. Here are two stories of how the heroin epidemic has hit … Price has been drug-free for four months but said his two overdoses took …
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Belington Couple Pleads Guilty to Child Neglect Resulting in Death
A Belington couple pleaded guilty to the methadone overdose death of their 23-month-old child on Tuesday. Ida Lee Evans, 31, and David Lee Delauder, 37, pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death and conspiracy before Circuit Court Judge Alan D.
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Not-So-Quick Fix
But what if your child is a drug addict? … For proof that drug addiction is still largely misunderstood by the public, you need look no further than the recent fatal overdoses of actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Glee star Cory Monteith. … and …
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Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe
Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe
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Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to end more than 40 years of city-run methadone treatment, which uses the narcotic to wean addicts from heroin and other opiates. The addiction services will now be handled by Community … |
Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM
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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally. |
Past and present collide as poets mark elusive time – The Australian