Coroner Slams Methadone Treatment Program as 'Shamefully Inadequate'
Coroner slams methadone treatment program as 'shamefully inadequate'
A Victorian coroner has slammed the Health Department over the administration of the methadone drug treatment program. Coroner Jacinta Heffey described the supervision of the program used to treat heroin addicts as "shamefully inadequate." She says up …
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Buprenorphine the new 'drug of choice' for inmates
PETER LLOYD: It's the drug of choice for inmates in Australian jails. … It's been widely used both in the community and in the prison system as an alternate drug therapy to methadone for the treatment of heroin or other opioid dependence. Associate …
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Addiction and the brain: how the immune system takes over
In fact, studies being conducted with the support of the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA) in the United States have shown significant promise in treating opioid and methamphetamine addiction with brain immune-targeted treatments. What does …
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Inquest into boy's death sparks emotion from sister
The court heard her parents had a history of drug use but were treated on a methadone program. When counsel assisting asked if she had any knowledge of her parents using heroin at home, she replied no. After four days and a number of witnesses, the …
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