Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe
Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe
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Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe Boston health officials are poised to close the city's only public methadone clinic at a time when heroin overdoses, which methadone is used to combat, are rising dramatically across the state. Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate … |
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's … Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety |
Heart-wrenching battle against addiction – TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Heart-wrenching battle against addiction
TheChronicleHerald.ca Since then, two methadone programs — one private and the other run by the Cape Breton district health authority — have been established. They now serve about 700 clients. And yet, Cape Breton is still in a hard old spot. Unemployment rates remain … |
R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal
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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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