Drug Treatment Funding in Maine Is Falling, but Demand Is Greater Than Ever – Kennebec Journal

Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever – Kennebec Journal


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Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever
Kennebec Journal
Those who have been able to get into treatment often trade heroin for methadone or suboxone, synthetic versions of opiates that do not provide a high but allow addicts to avoid sickness from withdrawal. While they are not considered treatment on their

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Painkillers at a Glance: Science and Treatment – Press Herald

Painkillers at a Glance: Science and Treatment
Press Herald
LIKE ENDORPHINS: Opioid painkillers such as OxyContin, vicodin, dilaudid, percocet or methadone work by blocking the neuroreceptors in the brain and spinal cord that transmit pain signals, in much the same way that naturally occurring endorphins do.

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