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Opiate Abuse on Rise

Opiate abuse on rise
As the New England region sees a rise in opiate abuse, the towns of Pepperell and Townsend too are getting caught up in the trend.
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BPHS Proposes Closing Sole Public Methadone Clinic – Daily Free Press (Subscription)

BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic – Daily Free Press (subscription)

BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic
Daily Free Press (subscription)
In a state where heroin addiction, which methadone is used to combat, has caused 185 deaths in the past four months, health officials are attempting to make certain that they will be able to transition as carefully as possible, Martin said. There are

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Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

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

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Potential Hydrocodone-Combination Product Rescheduling Sparks Debate – Pain Medicine News

BPHS Proposes Closing Sole Public Methadone Clinic – Daily Free Press (Subscription)

BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic – Daily Free Press (subscription)

BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinic
Daily Free Press (subscription)
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that is used to reduce the craving for opiates, such as heroin, and the effects of withdrawal symptoms. In a state where heroin addiction, which methadone is used to combat, has caused 185 deaths in the past four

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Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

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

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Doctor’s license suspended after clinic raided – Anchorage Daily News

Doctor's License Suspended After Clinic Raided

Doctor's license suspended after clinic raided
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) – A state board has indefinitely suspended the medical license of a Florence physician after two of his patients who were prescribed methadone died from overdoses. Dr. Chris A. Christensen prescribed his patients "excess pills" in "dangerous combinations and quantities of drugs which are known …
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Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

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

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Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time – Irish Times

Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time
Irish Times
She started drinking at 15, got into heroin at 17 and, although she stopped smoking it during her first two pregnancies, she wasn't stabilised on methadone until her eldest child was three and she had a second baby to care for. However, unlike many of

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State issues alert on infant deaths from unsafe sleeping conditions – TheDay.com

Boston’s Only Public Methadone Clinic May Shut – Boston Globe

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe
In a statement, Walsh said that advances in addiction treatment, as well as the emergence of more providers, have given city officials a chance to reconsider funding priorities and strengthen services that no other provider can offer. “By opening an

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State issues alert on infant deaths from unsafe sleeping conditions – TheDay.com

State issues alert on infant deaths from unsafe sleeping conditions
TheDay.com
"Infants in Connecticut are more likely to die from unsafe sleeping conditions than from child abuse, car accidents, choking, drowning, falls or other source of accidental injury," the alert said. Infants are most at risk of dying due to unsafe

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Tackling drug abuse one generation at a time – Irish Times