Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms. Treatment is sometimes needed for years to help prevent a relapse. The cost of treatment varies, because …

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Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment – The Patriot-News


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Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment
The Patriot-News
DiRenzo spent years trying to get help for him, but was denied for many reasons – she was constantly told she didn’t meet the "criteria" for treatment centers, she even got turned away from emergency rooms because doctors say alcohol withdrawal
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Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania – New Pittsburgh Courier

Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
New Pittsburgh Courier
The withdrawal itself doesn't kill, but if addicts can't persevere, they often go back to heroin, with lowered tolerance, and many overdose. — LACK OF BEDS: The number of people using heroin in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2007 to 2012 to some 669,000 …

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STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse – TheChronicleHerald.ca

STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse
TheChronicleHerald.ca
It has a stellar prescription drug monitoring program and the college developed a methadone treatment handbook in 2012 that has become “the gold standard” in assisting physicians to treat patients with addictions. The new pre-screening policy announced

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Mass. Elected Officials: Turn In Those Old Pills – New England Public Radio

Mass. Elected Officials: Turn In Those Old Pills
New England Public Radio
Also at the event, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh defended his administration's decision – reported in the Boston Globe – to close the city's only public methadone clinic. Methadone is a drug used to ease withdrawal symptoms for heroin addicts. Walsh says

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