Archive for the ‘Methadone Recovery’ Category

Police Arrest Drug-Addicted Parents of Toddler Dead ‘From a Heart Attack After … – Daily Mail

Police arrest drug-addicted parents of toddler dead ‘from a heart attack after … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Police arrest drug-addicted parents of toddler dead 'from a heart attack after
Daily Mail
'I would like to appeal to the friends and associates of the detained persons, if they know where this methadone is, please ring 101 and help us to recover this substance safely. 'Clearly, if it is found in the area, it can be extremely dangerous and I

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Lawmakers Consider Limiting Coverage For Methadone – MPBN News

Lawmakers Consider Limiting Coverage For Methadone
MPBN News
PY said Methadone and Suboxone act as opiate replacement therapies that stabilize brain function and allow patients to ENGAGE IN counseling and other services and begin to recover. Py said those who stop the medication TOO SOON don't fare very well.

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Bulwark in Revolution, Town Now Sees Heroin Scourge – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Bulwark in Revolution, town now sees heroin scourge – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Bulwark in Revolution, town now sees heroin scourge
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
“You send one person to jail,” he said, “and everyone else says, 'I'm going in and taking over that market.'” People in Bennington trying to wean themselves from opioids have access to substitutes like buprenorphine and to counseling, but the nearest

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PUBLIC SAFETY Heroin use on upswing, chiefs say – Taunton Daily Gazette

PUBLIC SAFETY Heroin use on upswing, chiefs say
Taunton Daily Gazette
By Anna Burgess. [email protected]. Heroin usage has increased in Massachusetts in recent years with 22 fatal overdoses reported in Essex County since Nov. 1, 2013. One particularly "bad batch" in Salisbury last month resulted in reports of 

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Marijuana Legalization Town Hall – FOX 29

Marijuana Legalization Town Hall – FOX 29


FOX 29

Marijuana Legalization Town Hall
FOX 29
Potter JS, Marino EN, Hillhouse MP, Nielsen S, Wiest K, Canamar CP, Martin JA, Ang A, Baker R, Saxon AJ, Ling W. Buprenorphine and methadone maintenance treatment outcomes for opioid analgesic, heroin, and combined users: Findings from Starting

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Bulwark in Revolutionary War, town in Vermont faces heroin scourge – Rutland Herald

Bulwark in Revolutionary War, town in Vermont faces heroin scourge
Rutland Herald
“You send one person to jail,” he said, “and everyone else says, 'I'm going in and taking over that market.'” People in Bennington trying to wean themselves from opioids have access to substitutes like buprenorphine and to counseling, but the nearest

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Shoplifter Walked Out of Sainsbury's With Trolley Full of Wine Worth More Than

Shoplifter walked out of Sainsbury's with trolley full of wine worth more than
Sarah Jenkins, for the defence, said: “This is a lady who has a long standing drug addiction. … Ms Jenkins said her client had engaged with Turning Point, a community drug and alcohol recovery service, and was awaiting a methadone prescription.
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NMSAS Recovery Center will be focused on recovery of clients
GAYLORD — The Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services (NMSAS) Recovery Center, 2136 M-32 West, will open its methadone treatment program in spring with the priority of focusing on the recovery of its clients. “It's all about focusing on the …
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Business Is Up 300 Percent for Drug Diversion Unit – Brattleboro Reformer

Business is up 300 percent for drug diversion unit – Brattleboro Reformer

Business is up 300 percent for drug diversion unit
Brattleboro Reformer
As Vermont public health officials drill down on how to help drug addicts recover, police are pursuing sticky-fingered individuals — from all walks of life – whom they believe funnel painkillers into the wrong hands. A review of Vermont State Police

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Cheltenham Burglar Kevin Sexton Jailed for Three Years After Charlton Kings … – Gloucestershire Echo

Cheltenham burglar Kevin Sexton jailed for three years after Charlton Kings … – Gloucestershire Echo


Gloucestershire Echo

Cheltenham burglar Kevin Sexton jailed for three years after Charlton Kings
Gloucestershire Echo
A teenage girl was left terrified after she saw a prolific burglar trying to smash her way into her home in a bid to feed his drug habit. Kevin Sexton, who was out on licence from prison, had been unable to get his methadone script 45 minutes before he

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Why are patients shut out of the debate over prescription pain medicine? – Washington Post


Washington Post

Why are patients shut out of the debate over prescription pain medicine?
Washington Post
The generic prescription pain medication Buprenorphine is used as an alternative to Methadone to help addicts recovering from heroin use. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). (Guest post from journalist Maia Szalavitz, author of the forthcoming book “Unbroken