Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
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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Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use – Press & Sun-Bulletin

Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Today, the recovering addict climbs into a taxi cab at 5 a.m. every weekday for a 60-mile drive to Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, where he receives methadone treatment. And that came only after a two-month delay on the program's waiting list, which is

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Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug … – TheDay.com

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug
TheDay.com
The DEA study shows that emergency department visits involving nonmedical use of prescription opiates/opioids increased 112 percent – from 84,671 in 2006 to 179,787 in 2010. State Police Lt. Kenneth Cain, a commander in the statewide narcotics task

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New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts – Northern Virginia Daily

New clinic to provide outpatient treatment to opiate addicts
Northern Virginia Daily
"But this form of treatment is the most successful treatment for opiate-addicted people who are long-term addicted," Singer continued. "The research is vast in its volume." Methadone can be used as a safe drug, Singer said, that takes the place of

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