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Recovering heroin addict tells of his long-fought battle
Addis said he first began seeking treatment for his heroin addiction in 1998, but he didn't get clean until 2009. He had tried methadone and suboxone, opiate replacement therapies, but his drug addiction always came back. “I went to rehab eight times …
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DoD widens addiction treatment options
21, the Defense Department lifted a restriction that prohibited Tricare from covering certain drug therapies used in substance abuse treatment. The change involves medications such as buprenorphine and methadone, considered potentially addictive for …
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Recovering heroin addict found dead in bed by partner, inquest hears
Joanne was taking prescribed methadone as part of addiction therapy when she was diagnosed with asthma in September 2012. … “Her treatment was important to her – she made many attempts to take control of her drinking and get on with her life.”.
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PEI addictions strategy to be released
… Health Minister Doug Currie will release a long-awaited strategy for addictions treatment in the province Friday afternoon. The strategy is being presented against a background of signs that prescription drug addiction on P.E.I. is growing at an …
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Dyfed Powys Police make more drug seizures than any other force in England …
“The Government needs to invest more in rural areas because if we can't treat people the problem will just get worse and they will need more drugs to sustain their habits and the seizure rates will increase.” The report also showed that Gwent has seen …
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FDA wants limits on most popular painkillers
That ease of access has made it many health care professionals' top choice for treating chronic pain, everything from back pain to arthritis to toothaches. In 2011, U.S. doctors wrote more than 131 million prescriptions for hydrocodone, making it the …
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Former key witness in Clovis murder trial accused of stealing, crashing truck
A woman in the SUV allegedly struck by Perez was treated for minor injuries, Whitney said. Perez was booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center on a variety of felony charges, including armed robbery, attempt to commit a felony, unlawful …
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Sucampo Announces Presentation of Results on AMITIZA(R) (lubiprostone) in …
Lubiprostone is available under the brand name AMITIZA® in the U.S. AMITIZA capsules are indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults and opioid induced constipation (OIC) in adults with chronic, non-cancer pain (24 …
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Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
There are pilots in Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York's Rikers Island jail, reported the San Diego City Beat. In Pennsylvania, Vivitrol has been court-ordered. Fayette County Judge Steve P. Leskinen has ordered offenders to … Statistics …
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Coroner slams methadone treatment program as 'shamefully inadequate'
A Victorian coroner has slammed the Health Department over the administration of the methadone drug treatment program. Coroner Jacinta Heffey described the supervision of the program used to treat heroin addicts as "shamefully inadequate." She says up …
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Buprenorphine the new 'drug of choice' for inmates
PETER LLOYD: It's the drug of choice for inmates in Australian jails. … It's been widely used both in the community and in the prison system as an alternate drug therapy to methadone for the treatment of heroin or other opioid dependence. Associate …
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Addiction and the brain: how the immune system takes over
In fact, studies being conducted with the support of the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA) in the United States have shown significant promise in treating opioid and methamphetamine addiction with brain immune-targeted treatments. What does …
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Right to Life goes to court over abortion pill
But NH Right to Life contends the board acted illegally when it granted such licenses to Planned Parenthood clinics in Manchester, Derry, Claremont, Exeter, Lebanon and Keene. That's because the Executive Council in 2011 … all but one involved …
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