Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe
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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 … |
‘Plagued with a scourge’: Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex … – Wicked Local Stoneham
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'Plagued with a scourge': Opioid abuse worries neighboring Middlesex …
Wicked Local Stoneham Funaoile described opioids as "drugs made from opium, either natural or manufactured." This includes heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyCotin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Fentanyl. "People feel relaxed, feelings of euphoria, … |
Combat Vets Battle an Enemy Within: Addiction – Military.com
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Combat Vets Battle an Enemy Within: Addiction
Military.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 … |
Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth – The Missoulian
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Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth
The Missoulian A black market exists for methadone. He has seen… Read more … Engen and several other panelists spoke about prescription drug issues during the panel discussion organized by Missoula Underage Substance Abuse Prevention. MUSAP, the Missoula … In Missoula County evidence locker, potentially deadly prescription drugs pile up |
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