Armed Robbery Charge Dropped
Armed robbery charge dropped
Mr Vaccaro said Morton got onto a methadone treatment program through a Wodonga pharmacy. He stopped the program when he saw police nearby one day. “Because of his withdrawal (from methadone) he was needing to have something,” he said.
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Orchids Bloom: Best practices on harm reduction shared
By taking care of withdrawal it makes the user functional so he can lead a normal life. OST involves substituting the opioid the drug user is using by methadone or buprenorphine given orally once a day in a clinical setting. This has led to reduced HIV …
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Norwich heroin dealer gets five years in plea deal
NEW LONDON — A Norwich man was so addicted to heroin that he was using nearly 100 bags of it a day and selling it to support his habit, according to authorities. Matthew Blacha, 40, was … Police said they found 78 bags of heroin in his pocket …
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