Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
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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.

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Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

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 …

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Group uses Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair to bring attention to Northern … – WCPO


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Group uses Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair to bring attention to Northern
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Methadone Maintenance Treatment for opiate addiction at NKY Med Clinic is supported with a full complement of substance abuse and life-skills counseling as well as supervised medical care.” Methadone and Suboxone help block euphoric effects of the …

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Capital Health Care: LICH scoresheet, revealed; new health dept. rules – Capital New York

Capital Health Care: LICH scoresheet, revealed; new health dept. rules
Capital New York
HEALTH EXCLUSIVE –- A comprehensive review of the scoring sheets used to evaluate the nine proposals for LICH shows inconsistencies in how the bids were evaluated, and demonstrates a deeply flawed process that allowed the 18 judges, some of whom had no

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Parents don’t want methadone clinic opening next to grade school – Globalnews.ca

Parents don't want methadone clinic opening next to grade school
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Both King and Tovey say they aren't against methadone clinics in general but simply don't think it should be so close to the school. Indeed, King pointed out there was another clinic about 10 minutes away and she admits there's no problems with the

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