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
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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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