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Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

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Methadone Abuse – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use – Press & Sun-Bulletin

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

and more »

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use – Press & Sun-Bulletin


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Waiting lists for addiction treatment grow, as region sees increase in heroin use
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Reviews published in November and commissioned by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found treatments using methadone and buprenorphine help patients reduce their use of illicit opioid drugs. Both of those drugs are …
Health Officials Call for Better Access to Addiction TreatmentAmerican News Report

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Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

and more »

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

and more »

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to end more than 40 years of city-run methadone treatment, which uses the narcotic to wean addicts from heroin and other opiates. The addiction services will now be handled by Community …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Boston Globe
Many patients take methadone, an opiate that's safer than heroin, for months or years. It doesn't cure addiction, but relieves withdrawal symptoms and allows many people to function and work without getting high. While Habit OPCO follows up with

and more »

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility – Boston Globe

Boston to shutter drug treatment facility
Boston Globe
In a 6-to-1 vote last week, Boston's Board of Health decided to end more than 40 years of city-run methadone treatment, which uses the narcotic to wean addicts from heroin and other opiates. The addiction services will now be handled by Community …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – the Epoch Times

Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword – The Epoch Times

Suboxone: A Double-Edged Sword
The Epoch Times
In addition, methadone produces a high, along with sweats and constipation, and has a very long half-life, meaning it stays in the patient's system longer, making it extremely difficult to be weaned off of. Suboxone does not produce a high and it can

Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News

Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths … – The Oregonian

Oregon drug deaths: More people dying from meth use, cocaine-related deaths
The Oregonian
Methadone comes in two forms: a liquid and pill. The liquid is used at methadone centers, prescribed to recovering addicts to help prevent or reduce the withdrawal symptoms from halting heroin use. The pill is used for chronic pain. "The liquid form is

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Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News