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A new kind of addict: Methadone clinics find new mission in fight against … – Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga Times Free Press

A new kind of addict: Methadone clinics find new mission in fight against … Chattanooga Times Free Press Roughly 2,000 new people annually seek treatment at private, for-profit methadone clinics in Tennessee because of dependence on opioid-based painkillers such as oxycodone, according to a presentation made last year by state Department of Mental … and more »

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Murder charge dropped against Hagerstown man in 2012 shooting
A Hagerstown man who had been charged in the 2012 shooting death of a Frederick County, Md., man was in Washington County Circuit Court this week, but not on the murder charge, which was dropped last spring. The murder charges against … Mary …
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Prosecutors drop murder charge in 2012 slaying in Hagerstown, Md., of …
Share/Save/Bookmark. HAGERSTOWN, Maryland — Washington County prosecutors say they have dropped a murder charge in the 2012 slaying in Hagerstown of a man from neighboring Frederick County. Assistant State's Attorney Viki Pauler told The … Longus …
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Take-home naloxone kits preventing overdose deaths
It was 2 a.m. Shaver, a resident of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, was sleeping at her campsite when friends in a nearby tent woke her to tell her that one of their companions in the group of drug users had overdosed on methadone. Grabbing her … The …
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Homicide detective questions why man accused in killing was not in prison
Police identified Prentice as a suspect within 18 hours, relying on surveillance footage from the apartment. Prentice was arrested outside a downtown methadone clinic at around noon on Sunday. The Edmonton man has a lengthy criminal history dating to …
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Holmesburg residents, pols dread proposed methadone clinic – Philly.com (blog)

Philly.com (blog)

Holmesburg residents, pols dread proposed methadone clinic Philly.com (blog) "Kids I grew up with are on methadone. All of them say the same thing: 'You wouldn't want that [clinic] in your community.' "I'm not against methadone treatment," DeFelice continued. "But I've heard that some [addicts] go in, get their methadone, then … and more »

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Accelera Innovations, Inc. Announces Stock Purchase Agreement With …
BHCA provides billing, practice management and administrative services to doctors and other clinicians who provide services to hospitals, nursing homes and individual clients. … Detoxification services include alcohol and all drugs and substances …
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Accomplished Scientist and Entrepreneur Selected to Lead Tri-Institutional …
The Institute, which represents a novel partnership of academic institutions working together to more effectively translate basic research discoveries into the clinic, will focus on the early stages of developing compounds that make possible all …
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Early Intervention May Ward Off Need for Substance Abuse Treatment
Of course, if prevention fails, there's always treatment, and jails and prisons represent some of the most difficult settings for treating patients, said Robert Schwartz, M.D., medical director and senior research scientist at Friends Research …
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Medication-Assisted Treatment With Methadone: Assessing the Evidence
Medication-Assisted Treatment With Methadone: Assessing the Evidence. Catherine Anne Fullerton, M.D., M.P.H.; Meelee Kim, M.A.; Cindy Parks Thomas, Ph.D.; D. Russell Lyman, Ph.D.; Leslie B. Montejano, M.A., C.C.R.P.; Richard H. Dougherty, Ph.D.; …
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