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Opioids: A Double-Edged Sword
(Editor's note: Percy Menzies, M. Pharm, is president of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America, a treatment program based in St. Louis, Missouri that treats patients affected by drugs and alcohol.) Percy Menzies. Opium, the … Attempts to make …
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Law could overwhelm addiction services
Quest Recovery and Prevention Services — an area agency focused on drug, alcohol and other addictions — could see a 5 to 10 percent increase in the number of people seeking services, said Keith Hochadel, Recovery's CEO and president. It has been six …
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VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency 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 nearly double the national …
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Carolina Forest police reports for Oct. 3
13 report, a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy from the Carolina Forest area were referred to the Children's Recovery Center in August because both children had been sexually abused on several occasions by their 11-year-old brother. The report said …
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New York citizen of the year has long history with Jesuit-run retreat house
I began in 1977 as a part-time director for women's retreats while I still worked at the methadone clinic in Elmhurst Hospital. At the hospital, I counseled clients who were on methadone, then became the clinic's supervisor. NCR's newest blog, The …
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Woodland man arrested in stabbing death
Deputy Eric Cramer suffered an injured hand during the apprehension of Kelly and is expected to make a full recovery. Neither of the victims lived at the house, Hoss said. Information on the motivation for the crime is not … During that search, law …
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Recovery center works to combat teen drug abuse in Ramona
McAlister Institute's North Rural Teen Recovery Center at 323 Hunter St. has a 10-panel drug test that will screen for such substances as cocaine, methadone, methamphetamine, THC (found in marijuana) and opiates, which include heroin. Parents can walk …
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Cops: Baby killed by mom's drug-laced milk
A baby boy died in California after drinking his mother's drug-laced milk. Ryder Salmen was 8 months old when he overdosed on Xanax, methadone and the painkiller Opana, the Sacramento Bee reported. Baby Ryder's death was at first a mystery. Citrus …
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Ohio judge tries drug to rehabilitate addicted inmates
He told the judge he wanted to beat his drug habit and was willing to go into inpatient treatment. Judge Robert Peeler had another idea. He already had three defendants die of heroin overdoses after he released them from jail early. … Statistics from …
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Tough pill to swallow
In 2004, 31 Vermonters died from prescription opiate overdoses. In 2012, the … Currently, Vermont doctors and substance abuse centers are treating roughly 2,800 recovering opiate addicts with Suboxone and another 600 with methadone. Most treatment …
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