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Court: Abuse-treatment clinic meets local zoning rules
The entrance to the Chittenden Clinic, a methadone and buprenorphine treatment facility, for individuals with opiate addiction in South Burlington on Wednesday.
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Methadone clinic in Brainerd discussed
A controversial opiate treatment program in Brainerd treating heroin addicts was the topic Thursday during a League of Women Voters (LWV) of the Brainerd Lakes Area's meeting at the Brainerd Public Library.
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Methadone reducing drug use in India
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Anti-addictive drug Methadone has been found to be effective in reducing drug use in India, says a study released here Thursday. It helps people dependent on morphine, heroin and other substances to reduce and stop their drug usage. "Currently, five centres across India are offering methadone maintenance treatment. When the methadone treatment was used as a pilot project …
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The Problem With the Pot Breathalyzer
Investigators at the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in Baltimore, Maryland and the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden conducted breath assessments of 24 self-identified cannabis consumers. Subjects … Writing in the April …
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Bangor City Council to swear in new members, elect new chairperson
City officials have been working with legislators on a bill, titled An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Access to Methadone Treatment, that would allow the Department of Health and Human Services to license federally qualified health centers, health …
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Netflix's thirst for awards deepens after picking up "Academy-qualified …
And until that nomination comes through, it can provide the sweet methadone of a SXSW Audience Award, which it won earlier this year. Meanwhile, some worry that the Best Documentary category might just be a gateway drug—or as Netflix calls it, a …
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Attorneys battle it out in Brigan case
Brigan faces prosecution in connection with a crash that killed Zachary M. Gamache, 25, of Esko and Mitchell D. Lingren, 29, of Duluth near Wright on the morning of Oct. 1, 2012, as she was on her way back from a methadone clinic in Brainerd. During …
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Maine Voices: Aroma of marijuana is not what smells about Portland pot …
There were more treatment admissions for marijuana than crack cocaine, methadone and bath salts combined. BIG TOBACCO. Big Tobacco can't believe its good fortune with the emergence of legal marijuana. After decades of declining cigarette use, the …
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Methadone clinic critics file appeal with LUBA
Michael Gelardi, CRC's attorney with Davis, Wright Tremaine LLP of Portland, said the city approved the clinic based on the zoning of the property, which is C-S/P, or Commercial, Service and Professional Office. "Given that Allied's clinic is a health …
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LePage: Heroin becoming drug of choice in state
Much of that is based on anecdotes from police making arrests and seizing drugs, such as the Oct. 7 arrest in Portland of four people from New York and the seizure of 125 grams of heroin and 72 grams of crack cocaine, worth about $ 30,000. One measure …
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Cost-effectiveness of injectable opioid treatment v. oral methadone for …
Costs overall were highest for oral methadone (mean £15 805 v. £13 410 injectable methadone and £10 945 injectable heroin; P = n.s.) due to higher costs of criminal activity. In cost-effectiveness analysis, oral methadone was dominated by injectable …
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Using Oral Methadone for Treating Heroin Addiction Is More Costly Than the …
(NewsFix) According to the study done in King's College London, opioid treatment for heroin addiction is more cost effective than treatment using oral or injection methadone. As much as the initial cost of using opiod may be higher, the long terms …
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Methadone coverage could return to Medicaid menu
Patients not treated with methadone can cost more than $ 18,000 a year, nearly three times more than a patient receiving care, according to the association study. Without treatment, addicts often end up in prison or in hospital ERs with other …
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