Drug Treatment Funding in Maine Is Falling, but Demand Is Greater Than Ever – Morning Sentinel

Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever – Morning Sentinel


Morning Sentinel

Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever
Morning Sentinel
Those who have been able to get into treatment often trade heroin for methadone or suboxone, synthetic versions of opiates that do not provide a high but allow addicts to avoid sickness from withdrawal. While they are not considered treatment on their

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Painkillers at a Glance: Science and Treatment – Press Herald

Painkillers at a Glance: Science and Treatment
Press Herald
LIKE ENDORPHINS: Opioid painkillers such as OxyContin, vicodin, dilaudid, percocet or methadone work by blocking the neuroreceptors in the brain and spinal cord that transmit pain signals, in much the same way that naturally occurring endorphins do. In

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Woman denies prescription fraud – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Woman denies prescription fraud
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
According to the Vermont State Police affidavit, Tucker had been receiving methadone daily from Baart Behavioral Health Services in Berlin since 2011 for opiate addiction. State police say that in September her prescribing doctor learned she had sent a 

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Modesto Needle Exchange relocates to industrial area – Modesto Bee


Modesto Bee

Modesto Needle Exchange relocates to industrial area
Modesto Bee
Her opiate addiction began around that time under the care of David Kewin, a former doctor who surrendered his license in 2008 to settle state medical board charges of unnecessary and excessive prescribing of narcotic pain medication. “When he lost his

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