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Changes Possible in Addiction Recovery Process

Changes possible in addiction recovery process
No recovering addicts could receive any of three drugs commonly used to treat heroin addictions, including Methadone, without participating in counseling services. A special medical director would also be hired to oversee the psychiatric treatment …
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Bennington's drug problem in perspective
The stories our clinicians typically hear at United Counseling Service are less sensational but still sobering. We hear often … While there are many people who can't get to treatment, there are fewer than 25 people who currently travel to methadone …
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Jared Evely Says the Methadone Program Is an Uphill Battle

Jared Evely says the methadone program is an uphill battle
The second in a two-part series
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‘Plagued With a Scourge’: Opioid Abuse Worries Neighboring Middlesex … – Wicked Local Stoneham

‘Plagued with a scourge’: Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex … – Wicked Local Stoneham

'Plagued with a scourge': Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex
Wicked Local Stoneham
Funaoile described opioids as "drugs made from opium, either natural or manufactured." This includes heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyCotin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Fentanyl. "People feel relaxed, feelings of euphoria, …

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Protesters call for more services for addicted Islanders – The Guardian Charlottetown

Protesters call for more services for addicted Islanders
The Guardian Charlottetown
'Save our kids on P.E.I.,' one sign read. 'Recovery, not rhetoric,' said another. People with tragic stories … “I'm so proud of him, and he's even off the methadone now,” she said to cheers from the crowd. “Please help our children.” Greg MacKinnon

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New state regulations make heroin treatment challenging – Taunton Daily Gazette

Chester Basin Man Gets 6 Months in Jail in Sex-for-Drugs Case

Chester Basin man gets 6 months in jail in sex-for-drugs case
He is no longer allowed into the pharmacy where he received methadone treatment so he has been suspended from the program for allegedly breaching his contract to take part in it. Lenehan speculated Corkum may be frightened of his own sobriety. “That's …
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Rockingham County must address growing heroin problem
This week's forums in Salem and Windham drew people from diverse backgrounds — drug counselors, hospitals, government, recovery centers, law enforcement, policy makers, corrections. A big piece that seems to be missing is the health insurance industry …
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‘Plagued With a Scourge’: Opioid Abuse Worries Neighboring Middlesex … – Wicked Local Stoneham

‘Plagued with a scourge’: Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex … – Wicked Local Stoneham

'Plagued with a scourge': Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex
Wicked Local Stoneham
Funaoile described opioids as "drugs made from opium, either natural or manufactured." This includes heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyCotin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Fentanyl. "People feel relaxed, feelings of euphoria, …

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Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Heroin ‘filled the hole’: For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to … – Omaha World-Herald

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 …
New state regulations make heroin treatment challengingTaunton Daily Gazette

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New State Regulations Make Heroin Treatment Challenging – Taunton Daily Gazette

New state regulations make heroin treatment challenging – Taunton Daily Gazette

New state regulations make heroin treatment challenging
Taunton Daily Gazette
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
Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to Omaha World-Herald

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Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction – IU Southeast Horizon

Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
IU Southeast Horizon
But Mullins said that access to medicines like Suboxone, methadone, and naloxone (an opiate antidote) are crucial to recovery. Currently, medicines like naloxone are only covered by Medicaid under very specific criteria, which usually results in