LePage’s Drug-Battle Plan Pared Down, Gets Bipartisan Backing – Morning Sentinel
LePage’s drug-battle plan pared down, gets bipartisan backing – Morning Sentinel
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LePage's drug-battle plan pared down, gets bipartisan backing
Morning Sentinel In February, the state imposed a two-year limit on MaineCare payments to people who are being treated for opiate addiction with suboxone and methadone, with certain exceptions. About 12,000 Mainers had suboxone prescriptions in 2010, according to the … |
The Invisible Monster: Heroin Invades Our Community – Social Justice Solutions
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The Invisible Monster: Heroin Invades Our Community
Social Justice Solutions Harm reduction strategies include substance abuse treatment and opiate replacement therapy such as Suboxone or methadone. Another crucial piece of harm reduction is peer administration of the heroin overdose antidote Naloxone (Narcan), which helps … |
Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – Brattleboro Reformer
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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
Brattleboro Reformer The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in … |
Super Mom let life get away – LimaOhio.com
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Super Mom let life get away
LimaOhio.com At 47 years old, Becky is seemingly a text book case of an addict who first became hooked on prescription pain pills and then graduated to full-blown heroin addiction in a matter of years. … “The methadone got me even higher than the pain pills,” she … |
Footsteps charity: ‘More than 4000 in St Helens battling drug abuse’ – St Helens Star
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Footsteps charity: 'More than 4000 in St Helens battling drug abuse'
St Helens Star One mother, who was grateful for the support she received from Footsteps, explained how her son had become an heroin addict, then gone on methadone but turned to alcohol to combat the side effects. At one stage he was drinking nine litres of cider a day. |
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