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Britain’s Drug Treatment Policy Criticised in New Report – in the News

Methadone Treatment: Britain’s drug treatment policy criticised in new report – In the News
A new report has criticised the UK government’s policy on treatment for drug addicts … highlighted the £3.6 billion currently spent on drug substitutes, such as methadone, and paying benefits to out-of-work drug users. However, the right-of-centre …
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Virtual Drug Treatment Has Real-World Impacts – Patch.com

Methadone Treatment: Virtual Drug Treatment Has Real-World Impacts – Patch.com

Virtual Drug Treatment Has Real-World Impacts
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Molina is a counselor at Janus Community Clinic, a private drug treatment program. One of the organization's roles is to contract with Santa Cruz County to provide methadone, a synthetic opiate, to heroin and Oxycotin users trying to kick their habits.

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Methadone Treatment: Governor holds town hall meeting in Rockport – knox.VillageSoup.com


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Governor holds town hall meeting in Rockport
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“The reason they are not one of my favorites, it's not because they provide methadone to people who need it, the problem is that it's a maintenance program and there's no clinical basis for the clinic. In other words, there's no treatment beyond what

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Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS – TopNews United States

Methadone Treatment: Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS – TopNews United States


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Treatment for Drug Addicts Cost £3.6bn to UK Every Year: CPS
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The report has found that every year hundreds of thousands of drug addicts are provided with help, support and prescriptions for methadone. The report has claimed that at present, 150000 people are on methadone treatment. Many people spend years on the
Taxpayers' footing £3.6bn bill to look after drug junkiesWalesOnline
Failure to help drug addicts is costing Britain £3.6bn a yearThe Independent
Benefits and treatment for drug addicts cost £3.6 billion a yearTelegraph.co.uk
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Methadone Treatment: Failure to Reform Drug Users Costing UK £3.6bn a Year – Yorkshirepost

Methadone Treatment: Failure to reform drug users costing UK £3.6bn a year – yorkshirepost
The annual cost of maintaining treatment and paying benefits to the 320,000 problem drug users is £3.6bn, the report estimated. This includes £1.7bn in benefits, £1.2bn for looking after the children of drug addicts and £730m for prescribing methadone.
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Methadone Treatment: £3.6bn cost of treating drug users
Treating problem drug users and keeping them on benefits costs £3.6 billion a year, a report has said.
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Taxpayers’ Footing £3.6bn Bill to Look After Drug Junkies – WalesOnline

Methadone Treatment: Taxpayers’ footing £3.6bn bill to look after drug junkies – WalesOnline


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Taxpayers' footing £3.6bn bill to look after drug junkies
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She said prescribing methadone to addicts delayed their recovery and was “extremely expensive”. The estimated £3.6bn annual cost of treatment and benefits relates to 320000 problem drug users in the UK. This includes £1.7bn in benefits, £1.2bn for the
Failure to help drug addicts is costing Britain £3.6bn a yearThe Independent
Benefits and treatment for drug addicts cost £3.6 billion a yearTelegraph.co.uk
Drugs policy 'doomed to failure'BBC News
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Methadone Treatment: Drug Abuse Fight Needs to Be Ramped Up, Says Deputy PM – Viet Nam News

Methadone Treatment: Drug abuse fight needs to be ramped up, says Deputy PM – Viet Nam News

Drug abuse fight needs to be ramped up, says Deputy PM
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Heroin use is still a problem in Viet Nam, and in part this is being addressed by clinics that provide methadone to heroin addicts. On Saturday, the port city of Hai Phong opened a clinic specialising in methadone treatment for drug users,
Action month for drug control launched in HanoiVOVNews.vn

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