Specialists Join Call for Veto of Drug Bill – New York Times

Specialists Join Call for Veto of Drug Bill – New York Times

Specialists Join Call for Veto of Drug Bill
New York Times
The bill does offer a defense against conviction if “the woman actively enrolled in an addiction recovery program before the child is born, remained in the program after delivery, and successfully completed the program.” But that may leave some women

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Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols – Newsworks.org

Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols
Newsworks.org
Staff members do not administer methadone, except in the case of pregnant women, or Suboxone, a newer narcotic used in the treatment of heroin addiction. Bryan Kennedy, who runs a nearby recovery house for men, said detox is extremely uncomfortable, no

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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Drug recovery treatment is responsible for the lion's share of its $ 456 million in annual revenues, including $ 43.4 million from Habit OPCO. Many health care providers involved in substance-abuse treatment believe methadone clinics are an essential option.

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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

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