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 …

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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, …

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Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears – The Globe and Mail

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears The Globe and Mail Last fall, Health Canada authorized applications for 21 of the participants – severe heroin addicts who have failed numerous times at conventional treatments such as methadone – to receive three-month supplies of diacetylmorphine (prescription heroin) … and more »

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

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My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I Brooklyn Reader In Fort Greene, on the corner of Fulton and Waverly, stands an old pre-war building contrasted by bright-blue new awning. It is a drug treatment center known as START. I'd never been inside a methadone clinic before and had no idea what to expect. And …

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FDA approves overdose treatment for use by caregivers – WTAQ

FDA approves overdose treatment for use by caregivers WTAQ Nearly three out of four prescription drug overdoses are caused by painkillers known as opioids that include such drugs as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, methadone and codeine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and since … and more »

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