Archive for the ‘Methadone Opiates’ Category
Abusing Prescription Drugs – Enid News & Eagle
Abusing prescription drugs – Enid News & Eagle
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Abusing prescription drugs
Enid News & Eagle “We're seeing a big surge in heroin, and 85 percent of those people started on prescription opiates,” said Vorse. “The cost of their addiction got so high that they switched to heroin because it's cheaper.” Vorse said the price on the street for … |
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Ways Sought to Halt Spike in Heroin Use – Buffalo News
Ways sought to halt spike in heroin use – Buffalo News
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Ways sought to halt spike in heroin use
Buffalo News Dr. Paul Updike has worked for years with opiate-addicted individuals as the director of a methadone clinic run by Sisters Hospital. He assists individuals in pain management. Because opiates profoundly alter how the brain functions, he said it is … |
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Mother who lost two sons to overdoses seeks to help others – The Providence Journal
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Mother who lost two sons to overdoses seeks to help others
The Providence Journal The Center for Treatment and Recovery had a methadone clinic in Pawtucket where Reynolds was working, and late that year Teddie enrolled in its treatment program. “I felt relief that he … The autopsy report for Teddie showed he'd tested positive for … |
Opiates Claim Kiwi Lives
Opiates claim Kiwi lives
Heroin and opiates have claimed the lives of more than 400 New Zealanders in recent years. One person dies from a fatal overdose every fortnight, on average. This week the world was shocked by the death of Oscar-winning actor Philip…
Methadone Opiates – Yahoo News Search Results
Addiction medicine a big risk for kids
Two Westbrook cases highlight what pediatricians and toxicologists say is a significant public health problem in Maine and elsewhere in the country.
Methadone Opiates – Yahoo News Search Results
Crouse expands program to meet demand in opioid addiction treatment
Opioid addiction is a growing trend in Central New York – and Crouse Hospital is expanding its drug-treatment program to meet the need.
Methadone Opiates – Yahoo News Search Results
With Drug Crackdown, LePage Favoring Enforcement Over Treatment – Kennebec Journal
With drug crackdown, LePage favoring enforcement over treatment – Kennebec Journal
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With drug crackdown, LePage favoring enforcement over treatment
Kennebec Journal Last month, the state imposed a two-year limit on MaineCare payments to people who are being treated for opiate addiction with suboxone and methadone, with certain exceptions. About 12,000 Mainers had suboxone prescriptions in 2010, according to the … |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Brings Attention to Drug Addiction – Washington Post (Blog)
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death brings attention to drug addiction – Washington Post (blog)
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction
Washington Post (blog) Peter Shumlin, whose State of the State address in January focused only on drug addiction, said treatment for all opiate addiction had increased 770 percent since 2000 in Vermont. “What started as an OxyContin and prescription drug addiction problem in … Philip Seymour Hoffman not so different than Ottawa's own addicts In private, tortured drama, Hoffman loses life to drugs Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts |
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Critics: LePage’s ‘War on Drugs’ Approach to Addiction Misguided – MPBN News
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Critics: LePage's 'War on Drugs' Approach to Addiction Misguided
MPBN News … two-year limits on suboxone and methadone for MaineCare patients in recovery, even though protocols often require patients to be on it for much longer periods, and even though both are considered the most effective treatments for opiate addiction. With drug crackdown, LePage favoring enforcement over treatment |
Addiction Medicine a Big Risk for Kids – Press Herald
Addiction medicine a big risk for kids – Press Herald
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Addiction medicine a big risk for kids
Press Herald Hers and another Westbrook case highlight what pediatricians and toxicologists say is a significant public health problem in Maine and elsewhere in the country: children's accidental exposure to opiate addiction medications, such as methadone and … |
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When heroin and painkillers come together – The News Journal
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When heroin and painkillers come together
The News Journal I've seen a number of patients in my methadone clinic who have turned to heroin from prescription pills to maintain a habit more cheaply. When the police and the Drug Enforcement Administration crack down on pill mills and the diversion of prescription … Sally Satel: Heroin and painkillers come together |