Methadone Uses

Methadone Clinic to Open in Torrington
TORRINGTON—As the community continues to grasp the reality of the nine suspected heroin overdose deaths in town this year and the use of the drug in the community, some may be seeking a chance to start over and help prevent a tragedy. People seeking …
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Family sues county over son's death from drug overdose in prison
Alexander Orlowski died from a methadone overdose, after trading bags of chips for the drug from other inmates, the complaint says. The county and workers at the House of Correction in Franklin failed to take any steps to stop the drug trafficking …
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Take-home naloxone kits preventing overdose deaths
It was 2 a.m. Shaver, a resident of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, was sleeping at her campsite when friends in a nearby tent woke her to tell her that one of their companions in the group of drug users had overdosed on methadone. Grabbing her …
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As heroin use increases, treatment funds go down
“They don't get high and they don't withdraw like they do on heroin,” she said. Nevertheless, methadone is an addictive drug. A user can overdose and even die from taking it. So eventually, users are weaned from it as well. “We have to be extremely …
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