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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Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use – Press & Sun-Bulletin


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Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Not all kinds of drug treatment involve using substitute medications, but using replacement drugs such as methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone can help people addicted to opioids, such as heroin, or prescription pain killers, said Henry Bartlett, …
Health Officials Call for Better Access to Addiction TreatmentAmerican News Report

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