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
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 has ‘corrosive effect’ in New Hampshire – Concord Monitor
Heroin has 'corrosive effect' in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor While heroin abuse has plagued the Northeast for decades, it has swelled in recent years as supply has risen and prescription pills have become more costly and more difficult to find, according to officials. Doctors have come under increasing pressure … |
Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina – News & Observer
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Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina
News & Observer The surge in heroin use comes after what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called a nationwide epidemic of overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers, including OxyContin, methadone and hydrocodone. In 2008, overdose deaths from … |
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