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
Despite assurances that methadone treatment will be uninterrupted if the city clinic closes, the possibility of a shutdown has raised fears among current and former staff that uninsured and indigent clients will be set adrift. Mimi Vitale, a nurse who

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City’s methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan – Boston Globe

City's methadone funds could cover broader addiction plan
Boston Globe
The city clinic, on Frontage Road in the South End, has operated for 40 years, since methadone first won approval as a treatment for heroin addiction. Methadone reduces cravings for heroin and helps stave off withdrawal symptoms. The drug was a giant

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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)
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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Mothers of Opioid-Exposed Newborns Find Treatment at Vermont Clinic – NBCNews.com


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Mothers of Opioid-Exposed Newborns Find Treatment at Vermont Clinic
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… switched to a safer medication, but even so, Xzavier was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome or NAS, a condition where a baby experiences symptoms of withdrawal. Newborns with NAS are monitored and, in some cases, treated with Methadone.

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As marijuana loses its stigma, more residents use the drug medically – MLive.com

As marijuana loses its stigma, more residents use the drug medically
MLive.com
She also smokes marijuana three to four times a day to help alleviate symptoms from gastroesophegeal reflux disease (GERD) and chronic pain. Gallant is … "Before smoking marijuana medically, I was prescribed morphine, methadone, you name it," he said.

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