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The price of addiction: A treatment primer for opioid dependence (Series)
Portland Business Journal: If someone is addicted to opioids, what are their treatment options? Noice: Someone addicted to opioids could seek treatment in an opioid treatment program, in other words, a methadone clinic. They could receive buprenorphine …
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Two arrested for trafficking
Over the course of the investigation, Grayson police seized 122 oxycodone and methadone pills. “We are very happy to have been able to take nearly $ 4,000 in illegal narcotics off the street,” Chief Kevin McDavid told the Journal-Times. Burton is lodged …
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Michigan man convicted in Ohio on drug charges after 17000 pills found in …
The State Highway Patrol said the pills seized in a June 20 traffic stop included oxycodone and methadone and were worth nearly $ 340,000. The patrol said it marked their largest prescription pill seizure to that date. Troopers said they stopped Hedges …
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Hospital oversight may have led to man's sudden death
A coroner's hearing at the Blenheim courthouse yesterday heard how Mr Perham was on a methadone programme to deal with an opiate addiction caused by earlier treatment of severe headaches after a car accident. He was also taking the strong painkiller …
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Drug slammed as 'methadone for alcoholics' could cost NHS Scotland more than …
But campaigners and politicians have questioned the drug's effectiveness and cautioned against creating a “methadone for alcohol”. The £3.03-a-pill treatment was given the green light yesterday by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), making …
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Tampa Addiction Treatment and Detox "Best of the Best" Awarded to The …
The Coleman Institute's programs have helped thousands of patients on their journey to be free from the destructive effects of addiction to Opiates, Suboxone, Methadone and Alcohol. More importantly, their Accelerated Detox Technique (ADT), combined …
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Price of addiction: Opioid treatment should go beyond addictive methadone … – Portland Business Journal (blog)

Price of addiction: Opioid treatment should go beyond addictive methadone … Portland Business Journal (blog) Methadone, a synthetic opioid developed by the Germans during the Second World War as a substitute for morphine, was studied as a possible treatment for heroin addicts. Clinicians were aware about the highly addictive nature of methadone, but given the …

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Hundreds of prisoners receiving methadone – Herald Sun

Hundreds of prisoners receiving methadone Herald Sun Figures for the Opioid Substitution Therapy Program run in 11 Victorian jails revealed in some prisons one in four inmates receive methadone treatment. In January this year 27 per cent of prisoners at the maximum security Port Phillip Prison were on … and more »

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Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective … – Medical Xpress    Read more...

Motorists confused by prescription drugs and safety to drive
Only half of the UK's motorists feel prescription drug labelling is clear enough on medicines, as the UK Government prepares to bring in Drug-Driving Bill. Drugs freedigitalphotos.net Proposed new laws would … Eight drugs-cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine …
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Motivational interviewing and HIV drug adherence
Despite advances in HIV treatment, adherence rates remain low, with only around 50-70% of those who should be taking antiretroviral therapy fully concordant with the treatment regimen. This article explores why this might be. …. We did not find any …
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San Jose CA Drug Detox Center Is Announcing That No Charge Drug & Alcohol …
Medical Drug Detox Center is pleased to inform those living in San Jose, CA, that immediate, free drug and alcohol detoxification consultations are now available. For anyone who lives in San Jose and thinks that getting … New Life Recovery and Life …
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