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Report: Opiate Abuse May Be Up, but Overdose Deaths Are Flat in Vermont

Report: Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat in Vermont
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new Health Department report.
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Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat
Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new Health Department report.
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Ex-Fremont man sentenced in wife's death
FREMONT – A former Fremont man was sentenced today to 11 years in prison for giving his wife a fatal dose of methadone in 2012.
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Jesse Lindsey: Support Needed for Bill to Hold Addicted Mothers Accountable – Lebanon Democrat

Jesse Lindsey: Support needed for bill to hold addicted mothers accountable – Lebanon Democrat


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Jesse Lindsey: Support needed for bill to hold addicted mothers accountable
Lebanon Democrat
And some have to be weaned off their addiction with morphine, methadone or opiates. Some don't survive. This sort of care isn't cheap either. The cost of treatment can be range anywhere from $ 35,000-$ 90,000 and often is borne by taxpayers since most of 

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Waterville Police Chief Says Safe Neighborhoods Begin With Communication – Morning Sentinel

Waterville police chief says safe neighborhoods begin with communication – Morning Sentinel


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Waterville police chief says safe neighborhoods begin with communication
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The city also has a lot of resources for people with mental health or substance abuse issues or both. There are two There's also a courthouse, probation office, a large population of sex offenders and a methadone clinic for people addicted to

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Prescriptions for opioids stabilizing after fivefold increase in 10-year span – EurekAlert (press release)

Prescriptions for opioids stabilizing after fivefold increase in 10-year span
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To support the appropriate use of these controlled substances and inform public health interventions to prevent drug abuse, most states have implemented a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). In a latest study, researchers at Columbia

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Methadone Alternative Suboxone Gets Police Chief’s OK – CBC.ca

Methadone alternative Suboxone gets police chief’s OK – CBC.ca

Methadone alternative Suboxone gets police chief's OK
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The Department of Health and Wellness pays for Suboxone only if someone can't take methadone for health reasons. "In a relative sense, it's safer than methadone," said Dr. David Saunders, who works with people recovering from substance abuse at 

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Suboxone, methadone alternative, gets police chief’s OK – CBC.ca

Suboxone, methadone alternative, gets police chief's OK
CBC.ca
The Department of Health and Wellness pays for Suboxone only if someone can't take methadone for health reasons. "In a relative sense, it's safer than methadone," said Dr. David Saunders, who works with people recovering from substance abuse at 

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Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat – Manchester Journal

Report: Opiate Abuse May Be Up, but Overdose Deaths Are Flat in Vermont

Report: Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat in Vermont
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new Health Department report.
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Suboxone, Methadone Alternative, Gets Police Chief's OK

Suboxone, methadone alternative, gets police chief's OK
Some addictions specialists continue to lobby the Nova Scotia government to approve a drug other than methadone for broader use, a move the Kentville police chief says would make the streets safer.
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