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Irving Treatment Center Launches Substance Abuse Program
Irving, TX (PRWEB) January 25, 2014. An Irving treatment center is launching adult and adolescent programs aimed at tackling alcohol and drug addiction which are now available through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. According to information … The …
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Marijuana dispensary zoning debated
While municipalities in Massachusetts are not permitted to reject marijuana dispensaries, they can limit their location options. If nothing is done, said Connors, the business would be able to go wherever retail businesses are allowed. She said the …
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The rise and fall of “eco-terrorist” Rebecca Rubin
The cell's first attack was a solo job by Tubbs in December 1995. He placed plastic bottles filled …. In return, the FBI paid for his methadone treatment and guaranteed he wouldn't do time for the 14 arsons he had committed. “We had to make a pact …
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Housing a must to help women battling opiate addiction, advocates say
After spending the past three months of her most recent pregnancy homeless, Bean was admitted a week before she delivered to Lund Family Center, a mental health and substance abuse treatment center for mothers in Burlington. Women battling drug …
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DAVE PRELOSKY/BUTLER EAGLE – Butler Eagle (subscription)

DAVE PRELOSKY/BUTLER EAGLE Butler Eagle (subscription) “Methadone treatment has a proven record of over 45 years as a treatment for harm reduction, reducing criminal activity and improving citizenship within the community,” said Jennifer McMurtrie, the program director at the Discovery House. The Discovery …

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Prison drug fears
Castlerea prison is the only medium security prison in the country that was considered heroin free because it did not have a methadone clinic. Prisoners with heroin addictions needing treatment were housed at other facilities. Now a GP who worked with …
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CCAR Recovery Advocate of the Year Award presented to Walter Ginter, MARS …
What began as a "comic jab" at his own methadone program (Bitch and Gripe) has resulted in years of personal dedication to medication-assisted treatment and recovery. He has served as Vice President of the National Alliance of Medication Assisted …
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Medical marijuana shops could open by summer
Voters approved marijuana for medical treatment in November 2012, and the law directed the state Health Department to select up to 35 nonprofit companies to open dispensaries, with at least one but no more than five per county. Berkshire, Franklin …
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Concerns expressed over methodone clinic proposal in Berwyn – Suburban Life Publications

Concerns expressed over methodone clinic proposal in Berwyn Suburban Life Publications "It is my understanding that the Pilsen Wellness Center provides outpatient methadone treatment," Kurr said. "It is for that reason that I believe that the Pilsen Wellness Center presents a safety and security risk that is not appropriate for a largely …

Methadone Treatment – Google News

methadone-treatment six years’ time; never once was tapering the dose offered – Initially methadone got “me pretty high”. “All through the beginning they would ask me how I felt, and they would raise the dose either 5 mg or 10 mg each ti…