LePage’s Drug Enforcement Bill Gets Bipartisan Backing, Money for Treatment – Press Herald

LePage’s drug enforcement bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment – Press Herald

LePage's drug enforcement bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment
Press Herald
In February, the state imposed a two-year limit on MaineCare payments to people who are being treated for opiate addiction with suboxone and methadone, with certain exceptions. About 12,000 Mainers had suboxone prescriptions in 2010, according to the …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – Brattleboro Reformer

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
Brattleboro Reformer
The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving … – Bangor Daily News

Dosage Errors May Have Tilted Clinical Heroin Trial, BC Court Hears – the Globe and Mail

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears – The Globe and Mail

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears
The Globe and Mail
In a sworn affidavit, Dr. Kahan said methadone dosages administered during the North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) might not have been enough to relieve withdrawal symptoms and cravings. The study, led by researchers from Providence …

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County OKs .1M for family of woman who died in MCSO custody – Arizona Republic

County OKs $ 1.1M for family of woman who died in MCSO custody
Arizona Republic
Health-care workers also started Johnson on the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, a "pen-and-paper instrument" that rates common symptoms of opiate withdrawl, according to the National Institute of Health. The suit states that Johnson was not seen by a …

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Drugs: Citizens Can Take a Stand – Glasgow Courier

Drugs: Citizens Can Take A Stand – Glasgow Courier

Drugs: Citizens Can Take A Stand
Glasgow Courier
A grant was obtained to cover the 17 counties on the eastern side and she plans on making that information accessible to anyone in the state. Her position has given her a unique look on drugs in this part of the state … But with the drug legalized in

Methadone Side Effects – Google News

Painkillers and heroin; on the road to addiction – Seacoastonline.com

Painkillers and heroin; on the road to addiction
Seacoastonline.com
With medical conditions causing pain, I was prescribed methadone. I was told it was a great medication with few side effects and was truly appropriate for the pain I was in and my physical condition. Though I was suspicious that I was being prescribed …

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Russia Bans Methadone in Crimea – ITAR-TASS

Russia bans methadone in Crimea – ITAR-TASS

Russia bans methadone in Crimea
ITAR-TASS
MOSCOW, March 26. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia will ban methadone, a narcotic drug used in the treatment of drug addiction, in Crimea, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) chief Viktor Ivanov said on Wednesday, March 26. Methadone has become a …

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Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction – British Journal of Psychiatry

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction
British Journal of Psychiatry
… 'Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective than oral methadone', and claimed that 'total cost savings of providing injectable opiate treatment for this chronic group in England could be between £29 and £59 million

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Kicking Methadone With Johnny Winter – Pacific Standard

Bain Capital Company Buys Brattleboro Methadone Clinic – Brattleboro Reformer

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – Brattleboro Reformer

Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
Brattleboro Reformer
The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in …

Methadone Abuse – Google News

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving … – Bangor Daily News


Bangor Daily News

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving
Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine — Police Chief Mark Hathaway told Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce members that he knows many of the people committing crimes in the city are using and abusing drugs, but he wanted data to back up his theory. Three months ago, his

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Dosage Errors May Have Tilted Clinical Heroin Trial, BC Court Hears – the Globe and Mail

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears – The Globe and Mail

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, BC court hears
The Globe and Mail
In a sworn affidavit, Dr. Kahan said methadone dosages administered during the North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) might not have been enough to relieve withdrawal symptoms and cravings. The study, led by researchers from Providence …

and more »

Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News

County OKs .1M for family of woman who died in MCSO custody – Arizona Republic

County OKs $ 1.1M for family of woman who died in MCSO custody
Arizona Republic
Health-care workers also started Johnson on the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, a "pen-and-paper instrument" that rates common symptoms of opiate withdrawl, according to the National Institute of Health. The suit states that Johnson was not seen by a …

and more »

Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms – Google News