Heroin Addicts Seeking Sobriety Face Barriers to Receiving Treatment – the Patriot-News

Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment – The Patriot-News


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Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment
The Patriot-News
DiRenzo spent years trying to get help for him, but was denied for many reasons – she was constantly told she didn’t meet the "criteria" for treatment centers, she even got turned away from emergency rooms because doctors say alcohol withdrawal …
Heroin addicts face barriers to recoveryBeaver Dam Daily Citizen
Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobrietyCharlotte Observer

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Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms. Treatment is sometimes needed for years to help prevent a relapse. The cost of treatment varies, because …

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Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures – The Intelligencer

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
The Intelligencer
… is standard medical protocols believe the risk of danger to the woman and fetus is too great. Instead, they are placed in a methadone replacement program at an outside state-certified treatment center. … In her third day of heroin detox in the …

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AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT – Kansas City Star

AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT
Kansas City Star
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. … The withdrawal itself doesn't kill, but if addicts can't persevere, they often go back to …

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