Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction Holds Hearing in Plattsburgh

Senate Task Force On Heroin And Opioid Addiction Holds Hearing In Plattsburgh
Conifer Park Counselor Joseph LaCoppola criticized current state regulations that limit methadone treatment clinic capacity. “I believe it's unethical to … Sitting next to her was Jack, a recovering addict who has overdosed four times. He described …
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State Highlights: Home Care Workers' Pay And Medicaid Budgets; Calif. Mental
More than 400 opiate addicts in Boston who receive daily doses of methadone from a public clinic on Frontage Road will be steered to a for-profit facility by summer, health officials said. In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to …
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5 ways to help heroin addicts
If a trained naloxone dispenser saves someone and sends in a card to report the overdose, the state would send that person another free kit. Maryland is launching programs in counties including Howard, Anne Arundel and Calvert … Maryland has …
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