Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

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.

Methadone Uses – Google News

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 …

Methadone Uses – Google News

Past and present collide as poets mark elusive time – The Australian

Addicts Seek Prescription Heroin to Keep Them Off Illegal Street Drugs

Addicts seek prescription heroin to keep them off illegal street drugs
The second, the Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness, or SALOME, began in 2011. The study is comparing the effectiveness of hydromorphone, a synthetic drug approved for use to control pain, and pharmaceutical heroin in treating …
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Medical Marijuana Lawyer Tips #2 – Carrying Medical Marijuana, Driving, and Weapons — Medical Marijuana Lawyer Tips – Carrying Medicine and Driving William S Kroger gives tips based on how his past clients were caught and how not to fall withi…


Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my …

Methadone Addiction – Google News

City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe

City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe
The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinicDaily Free Press (subscription)
Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city-run methadone clinicMassLive.com

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Two Arrested in Connection With Methadone Theft in Dundee

Two arrested in connection with methadone theft in Dundee
It is understood the methadone has not yet been recovered and police have again warned of the dangers of taking prescription drugs that are not prescribed. A spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland again warn of the dangers of consuming medication that …
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Ulverston death sparks fears of drug menace's return
THE death of an Ulverston man who choked on his own vomit has led to fears that methadone abuse is “rearing its head” in the area. … Mr Thorburn, 39, had a combination of alcohol, methadone and anti-depressants including diazepam in his bloodstream.
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Residents in support of Angus police drug raids
He said he had seen people drinking what he thought to be methadone in the street. “It's not fair for the older people, or bairns, to see that,” he added. “I see people walking around doped up, drug takers hanging around the town. “It's cheaper to get …
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Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

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 …

Methadone Uses – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

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.

Methadone Uses – Google News

Past and present collide as poets mark elusive time – The Australian

Crimea Side-Effect: Addicts Deprived of Methadone – U-T San Diego

Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone – U-T San Diego

Crimea sideeffect: Addicts deprived of methadone
U-T San Diego
Across the Black Sea peninsula, some 800 heroin addicts and other needle-drug users take part in methadone programs, seen as an important part of efforts to curb HIV infections by taking the patients away from hypodermic needles that can spread the …

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Methadone Side Effects – Google News

Not-So-Quick Fix – LA Magazine

Not-So-Quick Fix
LA Magazine
That reality has made buprenorphine—an opioid partial agonist that can relieve withdrawal symptoms without producing the same high or dangerous side effects as full opioids—an important weapon in the fight against drug addiction. When combined with

Methadone Side Effects – Google News

Zohydro: Ticking Time Bomb? – Daily Beast