Impact of SOU Graduate's Heroin Death Lingers
Impact of SOU graduate's heroin death lingers
Brett Johnson's sister, Leigha Niemann, works as a nurse practitioner in Pennsylvania. "He was very … Most recently, his son was enrolled in a methadone treatment program to combat his addiction and had weaned down to a low methadone dose. Then he …
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Doctors continue fight against prescription drug abuse
More than 70 doctors, nurses, counselors, pharmacists and others involved in the group have been meeting since 2011 to devise better ways to assess addiction risk for patients, treat chronic pain and get treatment for addicted patients. Since 2008 …
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Mainland High School: Drug tests 'working'; students disagree
Under Mainland's policy, any student who plays a sport, participates in a club or has a parking pass in the school parking lot — which Mainland considers privileges — is subject to being called to the nurse's office and asked to take a urinalysis …
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Second methadone clinic opening in spring for the opiate-addicted
GAYLORD — A second methadone clinic, Michigan Therapeutic Consultants PC, is opening in Gaylord this spring for the treatment of opiate-dependent clients. The clinic, located at 711 S. Illinois Ave., will be the third MTC clinic in the state with the …
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