A ‘blockade’ for Opiates: Vivitrol Offers Hope for Treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

A ‘blockade’ for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment – Wisconsin State Journal

A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
Wisconsin State Journal
Unlike Suboxone or methadone — which can be effective in treatment but are sometimes abused or diverted into an illicit market — Vivitrol has “no potential for abuse,” according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And while those 

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Police Warn Drug Users After Theft of Highly Potent Methadone

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone
Police are warning drug users after a litre of highly potent methadone was stolen from a Vancouver pharmacy Thursday.
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College of Pharmacists to meet methadone users after complaint
The College of Pharmacists of B.C. will meet with methadone patients next week after an association representing users of the recovery drug expressed their dissatisfaction with a newly introduced formula.
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Vancouver Rexall Pharmacy Robbed of Strong Methadone – CBC.ca

Vancouver Rexall pharmacy robbed of strong methadone – CBC.ca


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Vancouver Rexall pharmacy robbed of strong methadone
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in overdoses, particularly by street users who obtain illicit methadone. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, there were more than 14,500 people registered in the province's methadone maintenance program in 2013.

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Growing concerns over heroin use in metro area – WWL

Growing concerns over heroin use in metro area
WWL
"We have good treatments. It's getting people into treatment. Certainly there are plenty of people in methadone maintenance treatments. We have new drugs Suboxone which seems to have a pretty good efficacy for treating dependence," Dr. Winsauer said.

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Critics: LePage’s ‘War on Drugs’ Approach to Addiction Misguided – MPBN News

Russia and Methadone: Breaking the Ice (Sub: ENG, HUN, NLD, RUS, SRP)

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Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable

Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable
As authorities investigate the apparent heroin death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, experts say that narcotic addiction and overdose deaths are epidemic in the United States, particularly in the northeast. According to federal reports, about 669,000 Americans use heroin – a figure that has doubled since 2007. Overdoses of drugs, both legal and illegal, kill more than 100 people every day, more …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Not So Different Than Ottawa’s Own Addicts – Ottawa Citizen

Philip Seymour Hoffman not so different than Ottawa’s own addicts – Ottawa Citizen


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Philip Seymour Hoffman not so different than Ottawa's own addicts
Ottawa Citizen
“Ottawa traditionally was a crack city,” she said Thursday, but “opiate use has been on the rise for about five years,” referring to a group of drugs that includes heroin, methadone, fentanyl, dilaudid and codeine. “It used to be in Ottawa you couldn't
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Recovering addicts share cautionary tales at heroin forum – FOX 9 News

Recovering addicts share cautionary tales at heroin forum
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Heroin is ravaging families in Anoka County, which saw 10 heroin-related deaths last year alone and another 6 from methadone. Now, law enforcement representatives are working to engage parents and community members about heroin so that residents can be

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