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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

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

Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my …

Methadone Addiction – Google News

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
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinicDaily Free Press (subscription)
Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city-run methadone clinicMassLive.com

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Fatal Methadone Overdoses Soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County
WZZM
Would seem to make more sense to substitute medical marijuana for methadone to treat addicts. Methadone can be just as lethal as the drug for which it's being substituted. I saw far more economic and personal damage from alcohol than from pot during my …

Methadone Addiction – Google News

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
BPHS proposes closing sole public methadone clinicDaily Free Press (subscription)
Boston officials looking to transfer operations of only city-run methadone clinicMassLive.com

all 3 news articles »

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

Boston to Shutter Drug Treatment Facility – Boston Globe

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

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

Heroin Has 'Corrosive Effect' in New Hampshire

Heroin has 'corrosive effect' in New Hampshire
There is the local methadone clinic, but she insists that the $ 15-per-day cost is too much. The Farnum Center, an inpatient treatment facility in Manchester, has up to 18 beds for low-income residents, but … low-income beds in the state. “That's not …
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My Neighbor, The Methadone Clinic: Part II
I couldn't call her.” Methadone is prescribed at START for opiate addiction. It replaces the opioid drug that a person is dependent on, prevents withdrawal symptoms and cuts down on the person's drug cravings. Users usually need one dose every 24 hours.
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