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Ethanol, methadone found in blood of man charged in deadly crash
A Virginia Beach man charged with reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter had methadone and ethanol in his system after the deadly crash, court records obtained by NewsChannel 3 said. Neil Lyness was arraigned in Virginia Beach court Monday …
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Amid fraud allegations, rehab doctor OKs treatment without seeing patients
Another Southern California medical director, Dr. Charles Okoye, avoided prosecution even though five staff members at GB Medical Services in Long Beach — from the clinic director to the van driver — were charged with false billing or bribing …
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From Russia with love
For many years, China's policy toward injection drug users was similar to Russia's current policy, but in the last decade, China has decided to take a realistic public health approach by promoting methadone treatment programs for injection drug users …
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One killed, two hospitalized in early-morning stabbing
A deputy with the Clark County Sheriff's Office was treated and released from an area hospital after an altercation with a male suspect. Buy this photo Photo by Zachary Kaufman. × … During that search, law enforcement seized heroin, methamphetamine …
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Bangor Considers Moratorium on Suboxone Treatment Facilities
Every week, hundreds of people in northern and central Maine travel to Bangor to treat their opiate addictions with Methadone and Suboxone. One clinic, according to Bangor City officials, wants to begin offering Suboxone to an additional 200 patients.
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Authorities: Man hid drugs in his rectum at jail
Rumple was transferred to the North Carolina Department of Corrections and will be charged with possess with intent to distribute Soboxone and possession of controlled substances in a local confinement facility, both felonies. Rumple has numerous …
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Deputies: Balloon of drugs found inside teen during jail strip search
Rumple was transferred to the North Carolina Department of Corrections and will be charged with possess with intent to distribute Soboxone and possession of controlled substances in a local confinement facility, both felonies. … Brandon Rumple is …
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Treating psychiatric comorbidities might help lower benzodiazepine use
The average daily agonist dose was 111 mg methadone-equivalent; the daily methadone-equivalent dose was 60 mg or higher in 163 patients (84%). Overall, 164 (85%) participants reported lifetime use of benzodiazepines, 108 (56%) reported use in the …
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Reno VA hospital has high rate of painkilling addictive drugs, investigation …
CBS News reported last week that the Veterans Affairs Committee of the U.S. House plans to hold hearings on the VA's medical system's approach nationally to pain management, which Chairman Jeff Miller told the network is in dire need of an overhaul …
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The Dark Side Of America's Rush Into Prescription Drugs Has Never Been More …
A 2001 article in The New York Times Magazine called new standards for pain treatment "a critical watershed." … Between 1997 and 2007, per capita retail purchases of methadone, hydrocodone, and oxycodone increased 13 times, four times, and nine times …
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Looking back at 80 years of coverage
New York University announces plans for a new four-and-a-half-story law center on Washington Square South. Twelve thousand sign a … 1971: A floating methadone clinic at the Christopher St. Pier provokes the community's ire. 1973: Koch runs for mayor.
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Painkiller prescriptions skyrocket, endangering veterans
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Roseburg, Ore. dispenses the nation's fifth-highest rate of prescriptions for morphine, methadone, hydrocodone and oxyocodone: 139 per 100 patients. The Rocky Mountain West has seen a 293 percent increase in VA opiate …
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