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Former Heroin Addict Remains Sober Almost Four Years After She Went to Prison … – MLive.com

Former heroin addict remains sober almost four years after she went to prison … – MLive.com

Former heroin addict remains sober almost four years after she went to prison
MLive.com
A drink at a bowling alley led to methadone, which led to heroin, she said. She knew Sobczak from a recovery group or groups. He called one morning and told her he had $ 100, she said. Campbell said she arranged a ride to a dealer and helped him inject …

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Olympia’s treatment clinic for opioid dependence to increase patients – The Olympian

Olympia's treatment clinic for opioid dependence to increase patients
The Olympian
Olympia's sole treatment center that prescribes methadone for opioid addiction has announced that the Thurston County Commission has authorized an increase in the number of patients it is allowed to treat. The authorized increase allows Evergreen

'Epidemic' Opiate Crisis Addressed at Hearing

'Epidemic' opiate crisis addressed at hearing
GARDNER — Addiction-treatment professionals and those affected by addiction are calling for increased state funding for treatment programs and higher pay for workers, as well as greater access through private health insurance and more education
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Buprenorphine Prescribing 'Disappointingly Low'

Buprenorphine Prescribing 'Disappointingly Low'
… physicians to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction. "Prior to that, patients had to go to a methadone maintenance clinic, which are not available to a large part of the population, are extremely onerous, and all have long waiting lists …
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Heroin reaching 'epidemic proportions'
"Methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone are all FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorders." Peer support groups like Narcotics Anonymous and Smart Recovery are also invaluable to recovery, he said. Changes in healthcare …
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Executive Director – Pro Bono Australia

Executive Director – Pro Bono Australia

Executive Director
Pro Bono Australia
It is guided by the philosophy – Addiction is not a consequence of choice: recovery is. As well as a residential addiction rehab, it also operates community Co-located on its Binna Burra Campus is the MTA (Maintenance To Abstinence) program, also a

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Man Charged With Drug Possession – Richmond Register

Man charged with drug possession – Richmond Register

Man charged with drug possession
Richmond Register
No one else was found in the residence. Officers reported finding 16 oxycodone pills, 22 methadone pills and two clonazepam pills after searching Mason. More than $ 1,000 also was recovered from Mason, the report added. It was established that Mason did 

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Government Invests in New Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services

Government invests in new drug and alcohol recovery services
THE Government is investing £826,000 in drug and alcohol recovery services in the North-East.
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Wife And Mother: 'You'd Never Suspect My Junkie Past'
It has been seven years and two months since I woke from my coma. My eyelids were taped shut and my arms were cuffed to some unknown object. The first sense that came back was sound. I could hear the voices of doctors and nurses chatting about the weather. I distinctly remember a doctor poking my…
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