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Dead man's guitars found at hock shop
"I remember (Laurin Levesque) telling us he bought this one and he was quite proud of it," his stepson testified Tuesday in the Ontario Court of Justice. "I remember … Also missing was the man's wallet, methadone supplies, several rings and his car …
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Support worker stole from deceased patient
"I noticed the Guild guitar was missing right away," stepson John Moore testified Monday at the Ontario Court of Justice trial of Conrad Legault. "My aunt had … "He used to keep his methadone box in the trunk and there were no guitars in there. I …
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Question by Taziketoro: Do you believe that Methadone is helpful to treat addicts?
Why or why not? Should methadone clinics remain legal or should they no longer be allowed?

Best answer:

Answer by WilliamG
Of course it’s helpful. Methadone, too, is a narcotic.

Answer by Jessica
Honestly, I think methadone is just as bad as any drug.

It’s essentially a numbing/ masking agent that dulls perceptions and cravings for any user. It’s very much like treating one drug problem through the use of another drug. But it doesn’t eradicate the fundamental issues and psychological dependencies that led to the drug usage in the first place. And what happens when an addict leaves a methadone clinic?

They won’t change unless they receive counseling and proper mental health treatment as well as removal from their addictive chain of behaviors.    Read more...

Question by T CUSE 2: does methadone or methadose show up on a standard 5 panel drug test?
methadose which is pretty much the same as methadone. they use it in methadone clinics, does that and methadone show up on a standard 5 panel test. i hear it doesn’t i’d just like to know the answer for sure tho. thank you

Best answer:

Answer by sarge927
Yes, methadone and methadose show up as positive for heroin. That’s why most drug labs will retest such a sample using radio-immuno-assay (RIA) or gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC/MS), or both, to get a definitive result.    Read more...

Is Methadone treatment right for you? – If you are addicted to opiates (heroin, prescription painkillers, etc) the research shows that your best chance for regaining a normal life is Medication Ass…

Methadone, syringe plans prevented 3100 AIDS cases
The Malaysian Health Ministry notes that needle-dependent addicts form the largest group of HIV victims in Malaysia, representing 67.2 per cent of 66,046 cases since 1986. But the 3,100 cases of averted … KUALA LUMPUR: The government has spent …
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Tenofovir Lowers HIV Risk in Drug Abusers by Half
Investigators randomized participants to receive daily oral tenofovir 300 mg or placebo. "We provided monthly HIV testing, participant-centered risk-reduction and adherence counseling, blood safety testing every 3 months, condoms, and methadone …
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A Life-or-Death Situation
He also met with a palliative-care expert, who suggested trying one more pain treatment: low-dose methadone around the clock, five milligrams at exactly 9 a.m. and exactly 9 p.m., every day. With the methadone, Brooke's pain was at last manageable.
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POLL QUESTION Should methadone programs include birth control?
Hayes, a psychology professor and neuroscientist who has studied opiate-affected infants, said preventing addicted women of child-bearing age from getting pregnant during treatment is about the methadone's effect on their unborn babies, not the women's …
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Fears addicts may face longer waiting time for treatment
Their benefits will be restarted if they enrol in a treatment programme of at least six weeks. The Alcohol Drug Association NZ, … "Once you assess someone and find out there is a problem then there need to be some services that come in behind that to …
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