Call for Rethink of Vic Methadone Program

Call for rethink of Vic methadone program
Victoria's heroin recovery program has contributed to a shameful number of deaths as patients prescribed "takeaway" doses of methadone abuse the system, a coroner says. Methadone given to patients trying to ween themselves off heroin killed at least 21 …
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Center for Investigative Reporting: VA increases opiate prescriptions for veterans
11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, charged with helping veterans recover from war, instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that is …
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