Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

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Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

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Medical marijuana ballot item debated – Palm Beach Daily News

Medical marijuana ballot item debated
Palm Beach Daily News
Jeff Kadel, director of the Palm Beach County Substance Abuse Coalition, warns that legalizing medical marijuana in Florida could lead to more traffic and workplace accidents, as well as addictions to destructive drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Al

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Combat vets battle an enemy within: Addiction – Philly.com


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Combat vets battle an enemy within: Addiction
Philly.com
In 12 years after 9/11, prescriptions of four primary opiate painkillers – oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and methadone – rose 270 percent at VA hospitals, according to internal VA records obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Last

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