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
Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate addicts for 40 years, would mean that hundreds of clients served every day at the Frontage Road site and at a separate counseling center in the South End would be treated by private providers, …

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City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe

City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe
The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant
Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city run methadone clinicMassLive.com
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinicDaily Free Press (subscription)

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Crimeans Cut Off from Methadone and McDonald’s After Annexation – The Wire


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Crimeans Cut Off from Methadone and McDonald's After Annexation
The Wire
Ukrainian officials say they will not continue to send methadone to Crimea, and recommend that those seeking treatment move to the mainland. The methadone clinics have been used to help stop the spread of HIV in Crimea, and their ban could mean a …
Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadoneNew Zealand Herald
Drug users fearing the worst as Russia takes over CrimeaRegina Leader-Post

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Guide to SBIRT: An Introduction to Screening – Presenters: Tracy McPherson, PhD, is the Senior Research Scientist in the Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Criminal Justice Studies Department at NORC at t…