Recent Jail Deaths Raise Questions About Detox Protocols – Newsworks.org
Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols – Newsworks.org
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Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols
Newsworks.org Detox lasts seven to 10 days, and medical staff are supposed to check in regularly. Staff members do not administer methadone, except in the case of pregnant women, or Suboxone, a newer narcotic used in the treatment of heroin addiction. Bryan Kennedy … |
Disease of the mind – Ledger Independent
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Disease of the mind
Ledger Independent Getting access to a detox center, then a rehabilitation center, was hard and took perseverance on the part of Donna and her daughter. “Don't be afraid to question … On March 15, 2012, she died of a methadone overdose, Whitehead said. Her daughter … |
Heroin ‘filled the hole’: For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to … – Omaha World-Herald
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Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to …
Omaha World-Herald Lewis completed rehab and started taking methadone. But after six months, he said, he realized he'd replaced one addiction with another, so he entered a detox program. He has been sober since Oct. 12. Lewis attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings and … Treatment for addicts must be available |
Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction – IU Southeast Horizon
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Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
IU Southeast Horizon The Healing Place is one of the few places in Louisville to offer more than just a 30-day detox program. Because only 20 percent of its funding comes from the public sector and the rest from various partnerships and private donations, it is able to … |