Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

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

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate addicts for 40 years, would mean that hundreds of clients served every day at the Frontage Road site and at a separate counseling center in the South End would be treated by private providers, …

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Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city run methadone clinic – MassLive.com

Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city run methadone clinic
MassLive.com
"We're not in the business of providing methadone and I don't think we should be in the business of providing methadone," said Walsh on Monday at City Hall. Walsh said the city is better equipped to help people find and get access to treatment than
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Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller’s Son Pleads No Contest to Three Charges – Monterey County Herald

Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller’s son pleads no contest to three charges – Monterey County Herald


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Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller's son pleads no contest to three charges
Monterey County Herald
Jacob Miller pleaded no contest Tuesday in Monterey County Superior Court to possession of stolen property and possession of methadone related to an alleged theft at Asilomar Conference Grounds. His attorney, Salinas-based Susan Chapman, said the
Sheriff's son pleads no contest to 3 of 6 chargesThe Salinas Californian

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Heroin in America: Addicts face barriers to treatment – Lakenewsonline.com


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Heroin in America: Addicts face barriers to treatment
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As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for inpatient rehab
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – Olean Times Herald

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Olean Times Herald

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Olean Times Herald
Because withdrawal is not directly deadly, most insurance companies won't pay for inpatient heroin detoxification or rehab, said Anthony Rizzuto, a provider relations representative at Seafield Center, a rehabilitation clinic on Long Island. They
Mom of 2 Heroin Addicts: 'This Is Not the Life I Want'NBCNews.com

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Doctor’s license suspended after clinic raided – Anchorage Daily News

Doctor's license suspended after clinic raided
Anchorage Daily News
Methadone is commonly used for pain management or to aid in the withdrawal from heroin. One pharmacy refused to fill Christensen's narcotics prescriptions until the doctor filled out a treatment plan for that patient. All 43 treatment plans Christensen …

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Kaleo's EVZIO™ for the

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Kaleo's EVZIO™ for the
Abrupt reversal of opioid effects in persons who were physically dependent on opioids has precipitated signs and symptoms of opioid withdrawal including: body aches, fever, sweating, runny nose, sneezing, piloerection, yawning, weakness, shivering or …
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Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

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

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
They have been to detox probably 50 to 100 times, they always relapse, and they have to find something.” Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used for decades to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and their withdrawal symptoms.

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At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over – News Sentinel


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At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over
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Lewis completed rehab and started taking methadone. But after six months, he says, he realized he'd replaced one addiction with another, so he entered a detox program. He has been sober since Oct. 12. He's severed all connections with drug-using
Cody's story: At 21, recovering heroin addict starts overSeacoastonline.com

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Doctor's License Suspended After Clinic Raided

Doctor's license suspended after clinic raided
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) – A state board has indefinitely suspended the medical license of a Florence physician after two of his patients who were prescribed methadone died from overdoses. Dr. Chris A. Christensen prescribed his patients "excess pills" in "dangerous combinations and quantities of drugs which are known …
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