Letter: Methadone Programs Can Beat Addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
There is an ongoing misconception that methadone treatment just hooks the addict on a new drug. This is false. Technically, it's a drug, but if it's administered in the correct manner, it has extremely beneficial medicinal qualities. Therefore, I

Methadone Treatment – Google News

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Methadone Treatment – Google News

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader

Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2013 Financial

Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2013 Financial
Probuphine is an investigational subdermal implant designed to deliver continuous, around-the-clock blood levels of buprenorphine for six months following a single treatment, and to simplify patient compliance and retention. … Titan has been issued …
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Drug Overdose Reported in Plymouth Court

Drug overdose reported in Plymouth court
“I never thought I'd say things to the court officers, 'Tran, can you make sure the sheriff knows that's a benzo withdrawal and he can't cold turkey. I say that,” Minehan said. Minehan said judges can involuntarily commit dangerous drug and alcohol …
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The Treatment and Rehabilitation Pillars of the Drugs Strategy – Irish Medical Times

The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy – Irish Medical Times

The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy
Irish Medical Times
The HSE was responsible for carrying out Action 34 — to expand the availability of, and access to, detox facilities, methadone services, under-18s services, and needle exchange services, where required. However, capacity in the detoxification service …

Methadone Detox – Google News

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma – The Salem News

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
The Salem News
Getting their addicted child into a detox facility and then into a rehab program, followed by six months or more in a halfway house, is often the only way, realistically, to break the addiction and give their child a chance at building a new life. Even

Methadone Detox – Google News

R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Shawn Donahue, lobbyist for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, said the insurer would not support the bill “despite its admirable intention” but that Blue Cross is working with the Health Department to make methadone more widely available. Kelly

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader


Brooklyn Reader

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I
Brooklyn Reader
START opened as ARTC in 1969. Although it only recently changed its name to START last year, it remains the oldest functioning methadone and drug recovery program in the neighborhood with seven clinics throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.

Methadone+ Recovery – Google News

Our opinion: An opiate emergency – Berkshire Eagle

Letter: Methadone Programs Can Beat Addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
There is an ongoing misconception that methadone treatment just hooks the addict on a new drug. This is false. Technically, it's a drug, but if it's administered in the correct manner, it has extremely beneficial medicinal qualities. Therefore, I

Methadone Treatment – Google News

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal
Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, …

Methadone Treatment – Google News

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader