Heroin Task Force Focuses on Treatment Options, Availability in Madison County – Belleville News Democrat

Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County – Belleville News Democrat

Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
Belleville News Democrat
Rachel was treated with a methadone series, which Park said is only one component of modern opiate treatment. Methadone itself is a long-acting, synthetic narcotic, but works differently on the brain. Instead of filling those opiate receptors, Park
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Heroin at the ER: Medical professionals try to save people from overdoses – Beloit Daily News

Heroin at the ER: Medical professionals try to save people from overdoses
Beloit Daily News
Opioids include hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and suboxone as well as the street drug heroin. An overdose is when … If someone is abusing heroin or other opiates alone, there is the danger no one will be around to help them. Orendorff said she's …

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My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part II – Brooklyn Reader


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My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part II
Brooklyn Reader
Methadone is prescribed at START for opiate addiction. It replaces the opioid drug that a person is dependent on, prevents withdrawal symptoms and cuts down on the person's drug cravings. Users usually need one dose every 24 hours. When methadone is …

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Needham doctor will face lesser charges in patients’ deaths – Boston Globe


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Needham doctor will face lesser charges in patients' deaths
Boston Globe
The decision to scale back the case disappointed family members of the dead patients, who said Zolot should never have been prescribing opiate medications, including methadone, to them. “How could a medical professional turn a blind eye to it?

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Drugging America’s Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets … – Democracy Now


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Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets
Democracy Now
… which were prescribed to treat a myriad of mental health and other physical injuries. According to the investigation, VA prescriptions for four opiates — hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine — have surged by 270 percent in the past 12
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