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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
Boston health officials are poised to close the city's only public methadone clinic at a time when heroin overdoses, which methadone is used to combat, are rising dramatically across the state. Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate


SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate
There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's
Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobrietySioux City Journal

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Methadone Abuse – Google News

Heart-wrenching battle against addiction – TheChronicleHerald.ca

Community Order for Bournemouth Mum Who Neglected Her Son While She Overdosed

Community order for Bournemouth mum who neglected her son while she overdosed
A MOTHER who neglected her two-year-old son while she overdosed on methadone has been given a 12-month community order and 12-week curfew.
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment – NPR

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment
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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

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Methadone Abuse – Google News

Heart-wrenching battle against addiction – TheChronicleHerald.ca


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Heart-wrenching battle against addiction
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Since then, two methadone programs — one private and the other run by the Cape Breton district health authority — have been established. They now serve about 700 clients. And yet, Cape Breton is still in a hard old spot. Unemployment rates remain

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Tracing the US heroin surge back south of the border as Mexican cannabis … – Washington Post

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – Daily Local News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – Daily Local News

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Daily Local News
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

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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, …

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From cost and coverage to finding a free bed, heroin addicts face barriers to … – The Republic

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for inpatient rehab.
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate


SFGate

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate
There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's

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Methadone Abuse – Google News

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, …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina – News & Observer