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
Despite assurances that methadone treatment will be uninterrupted if the city clinic closes, the possibility of a shutdown has raised fears among current and former staff that uninsured and indigent clients will be set adrift. Mimi Vitale, a nurse who

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Methadone: ‘Liquid handcuffs’ – Sunday Star Times


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Methadone: 'Liquid handcuffs'
Sunday Star Times
A heavy-handed culture at the Christchurch Methadone Programme (CMP) is condemning addicts to a world of suicide, accidental overdose, crime and prostitution, according to a damning review. Methadone, or opioid substitution treatment, helps wean …

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City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe

City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe
The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant

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BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic – Daily Free Press (subscription)

BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic
Daily Free Press (subscription)
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that is used to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and the effects of withdrawal symptoms. In a state where heroin addiction, which methadone is used to combat, has caused 185 deaths in the past four

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