R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction – the Providence Journal
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, … |
Heroin at the ER: Medical professionals try to save people from overdoses – Beloit Daily News
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Heroin at the ER: Medical professionals try to save people from overdoses
Beloit Daily News … I think the prescription opioids are abused more heavily than the street drugs such as heroin,” Orendorff said. Opioids include hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and suboxone as well as the street drug heroin. … As people tend to increase their … |
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Tallmadge Express
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Tallmadge Express Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a … |
Drugging America’s Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets … – Democracy Now
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Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets …
Democracy Now … which were prescribed to treat a myriad of mental health and other physical injuries. According to the investigation, VA prescriptions for four opiates — hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine — have surged by 270 percent in the past 12 … |
Wyandotte Mom Charged in Teen Daughter’s Fatal Overdose – Patch.com
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Wyandotte Mom Charged in Teen Daughter's Fatal Overdose
Patch.com Wyandotte Mom Charged in Teen Daughter's Fatal Overdose. Michele Rydlicki faces three felony charges of second-degree child abuse, a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a … (UPDATE) Wyandotte woman charged in daughter's overdose death |
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