Methadone Given to Girl at Age 4 Started Her Slow Death – Columbus Dispatch
Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death – Columbus Dispatch
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Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death
Columbus Dispatch Four days before her fifth birthday, on Oct. 7, 2010, Amya was sick and having trouble sleeping in her South Side home. In an attempt to make her feel better, a family friend gave her a sip of methadone. The synthetic drug, normally prescribed to … |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles – Boston Globe
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Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles
Boston Globe In the postpartum recovery room, a correctional officer again shackled Rivera to the bed by her ankle. Rivera, now 35, is …. On the advice of her obstetrician, she started that October on methadone, a synthetic opioid used to treat dependence. Her … |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
At 21, recovering heroin addict gets a new start – Canton Repository
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At 21, recovering heroin addict gets a new start
Canton Repository At 21, recovering heroin addict gets a new start. Cody Lewis was consumed by heroin. Every day was the same: Get up sick if he hadn't used in 12 hours. Figure out how to get money. Then drive 35 miles from his suburban home in Aurora to Chicago to score. |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
Community ‘plagued’ by drug trend, officials say at opiate forum – Wicked Local Melrose
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Community 'plagued' by drug trend, officials say at opiate forum
Wicked Local Melrose Funaoile described opioids as "drugs made from opium, either natural or manufactured." This includes heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Fentanyl. "People feel relaxed, feelings of euphoria, … |
Methadone+ Recovery – Google News
New state regulations make heroin treatment challenging – The Patriot Ledger
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New state regulations make heroin treatment challenging
The Patriot Ledger That appealed to many addicts from suburban or professional backgrounds – people who didn't want the stigma of attending methadone clinics, which require daily oral treatment. "I am without a doubt certain that if I didn't have Suboxone, I would be … |