Methadone Treatment: Heroin Works Better Than Methadone, So Why Won’t Politicians Allow It? – Daily Beast
Heroin works better than methadone, so why won’t politicians allow it? – Daily Beast
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Heroin works better than methadone, so why won't politicians allow it?
Daily Beast Yet another study shows it's both cheaper and more effective to treat heroin addicts with heroin itself, instead of methadone. Jesse Singal on why politicians still won't accept it. During the health-care debate in 2010, some politicians were fond of … Medically prescribed heroin more effective, less costly than current methadone … Medically prescribed heroin better than methadone treatments Medically prescribed heroin more cost-effective than methadone, study suggests |
Treating opioid addiction with heroin rather than methadone – Examiner.com
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Treating opioid addiction with heroin rather than methadone
Examiner.com A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that treating opioid addiction with heroin is not only more effective at combating dependence, but also more cost efficient than using methadone. |
Methadone clinic cuts counsellor – Owen Sound Sun Times
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Methadone clinic cuts counsellor
Owen Sound Sun Times Lynn has raised concerns about the level of counselling and treatment at the clinic after hearing from some of its clients. She has said she wants transparency and to see facts and numbers about how successful the local methadone maintenance treatment … |
Methadone for MaineCare patients capped at two years under bill – Lewiston Sun Journal
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Methadone for MaineCare patients capped at two years under bill
Lewiston Sun Journal By Jackie Farwell, Bangor Daily News AUGUSTA, Maine — Drug-addicted Medicaid patients would lose coverage for methadone treatment after two years under a bill green-lighted Monday by a legislative committee. The bill, LD 1840, limits reimbursement for … |
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Bill Would Limit Methadone Treatment for MaineCare Recipients
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The Legislature recently passed a bill to limit treatment with the medication Suboxone to two years unless a doctor says otherwise. Now lawmakers are also considering the same two-year limits for methadone treatment. Treatment providers and patients …
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Maine Voices: Putting limit on methadone treatment will exact a high cost
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MARK DION In Maine, there are thousands of addicts who receive methadone treatment to help control their addiction and to find their way back to normal lives. If you listened to the testimony before the Committee on Health and Human Services last week, …
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