Medication an Effective Tool in Fighting Addiction – Boston Globe

Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction – Boston Globe

Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction
Boston Globe
Governor Deval Patrick pledged $ 20 million for addiction treatment and recovery services after at least 185 residents died from heroin overdoses during a recent four-month span. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh proposed a new Office of Recovery Services to

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Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death – Columbus Dispatch


Columbus Dispatch

Methadone given to girl at age 4 started her slow death
Columbus Dispatch
Four days before her fifth birthday, on Oct. 7, 2010, Amya was sick and having trouble sleeping in her South Side home. In an attempt to make her feel better, a family friend gave her a sip of methadone. The synthetic drug, normally prescribed to

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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post

Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post
Some were riding it out on Suboxone, a drug like methadone that helps recovering addicts. And there was Connor Brennan, looking like a young man home from college, getting hugs from people who were surprised to see him. He had been off heroin for 28 …

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Ireland has 9615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free – thejournal.ie


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Ireland has 9615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
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He said that more should be done to ensure that just like any other patient, there is a care plan in place for their recovery. “People should be encouraged to get off methadone and some stage. Often, people will go to their doctors and say that they

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