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Modesto News blog: McHenry Avenue methadone clinic that has drawn … – Modesto Bee

Modesto News blog: McHenry Avenue methadone clinic that has drawn … Modesto Bee The current clinic helps 550 patients and has about 60 on a waiting list. The new clinic eventually will be able to treat 700 patients. Aegis has operated a narcotic treatment program at its current clinic since 1999. Besides dispensing methadone to …

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Newport, Minn. woman charged with murder in methadone overdose – KMSP-TV – FOX 9 News

Newport, Minn. woman charged with murder in methadone overdose – KMSP-TV FOX 9 News … in law enforcement are doubling our efforts in these types of cases as a result." Those who are addicted to heroin and prescription painkillers often need methadone to help cut their cravings during treatment. FARE AWARE: Methadone patient … and more »

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How to fight rising heroin and opiate use
The recent State of the State address by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin sounded the alarm on the rampant opiate problem in his state. A crime and addiction researcher shares her thoughts on the status of opiate drug abuse today and what we can do to combat this problem.        
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Wife charged with murder in methadone overdose
A Newport, Minn. woman was charged Thursday with third-degree murder in connection with her husband's overdose death last March.
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It’s time to fight the rising tide of heroin and opiate use – Boston.com (blog)

It's time to fight the rising tide of heroin and opiate use Boston.com (blog) My research took me to New York City in the 1980s to conduct a three-state ethnographic study of methadone treatment, and the majority of addicts were part of an aging group, carryovers from another time. What changed? Crack had arrived and heroin lost … and more »

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Heroin treatment funding a big hurdle
Medicine-assisted treatment is the standard of care.” For heroin addicts, Engel supports avenues including methadone or Suboxone therapy, which he said stabilizes addicts and gives them the ability to function well. Conway noted that “there are people …
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Oregon, ACLU argue against handing over prescription-drug information to DEA
Created in 2009 and designed to combat prescription drug abuse, the program requires pharmacies to submit the names, addresses and other information for patients who receive prescriptions containing oxycodone, methadone, codeine, testosterone and …
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The Holistic Sanctuary is Offering a New Therapy to End Opiate, Methadone … – PR Web (press release)

The Holistic Sanctuary is Offering a New Therapy to End Opiate, Methadone … PR Web (press release) The long-standing and some say outdated approach to treatment currently practiced in conventional programs, is quickly being supplanted by the “Pouyan Method” of addiction recovery that eschews negative philosophies and focuses instead on positive … and more »

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Hold off on new methadone centers, report says
More Vermonters than ever are asking for help to battle addiction, according to state statistics, and more addicts want treatment that includes methadone and buprenorphine, two powerful drugs that can help people recover. Experts say the key to success …
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Methadone Formula Raises Overdose Concerns In BC
Methadose—the name of the new drug— is being pitched as a "safer, more consistent treatment" for drug users to help withdrawal from substances such as heroin, morphine and oxycodone, the provincial government said in a news release. It has been …
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