NMSAS Recovery Center Will Be Focused on Recovery of Clients
NMSAS Recovery Center will be focused on recovery of clients
GAYLORD — The Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services (NMSAS) Recovery Center, 2136 M-32 West, will open its methadone treatment program in spring with the priority of focusing on the recovery of its clients. “It's all about focusing on the …
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Opioid-addicted patients aren't from Mars
I work in a methadone clinic with people who are “opioid dependent,” as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Most patients are addicted to heroin, although we see an … This may be marked by …
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Vermont Can Lead on Opiate Issue, Top Official Says – Brattleboro Reformer
Vermont can lead on opiate issue, top official says – Brattleboro Reformer
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Vermont can lead on opiate issue, top official says
Brattleboro Reformer WATERBURY — Vermont's efforts to fight heroin and opiate abuse can serve as a model for the rest of the country, the nation's top anti-drug official said Monday during a visit to the state Department of Public Safety. R. Gil Kerlikowske, the director … US drug leader says Vt. can lead on opiate issue U.S. Drug Leader Says VT Can Lead On Heroin Issue |
Medford doctor may lose license over prescriptions – Mail Tribune
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Medford doctor may lose license over prescriptions
Mail Tribune The board's review of patient records found Purtzer failed to obtain or review medical histories of several high-risk patients and ignored signs of drug abuse, which included requests for early refills — which he filled — and inconsistent drug … |
US Drug Leader Says Vt. Can Lead on Opiate Issue – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
US drug leader says Vt. can lead on opiate issue – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
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US drug leader says Vt. can lead on opiate issue
Barre Montpelier Times Argus WATERBURY — Vermont's efforts to fight heroin and opiate abuse can serve as a model for the rest of the country, the nation's top anti-drug official said Monday during a visit to the state Department of Public Safety. R. Gil Kerlikowske, the director … U.S. Drug Leader Says VT Can Lead On Heroin Issue US drug control official says in visit to Vt. state can lead nation fighting … |
Docs Are Key Source of Painkillers for Chronic Users – LiveScience.com
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Docs Are Key Source of Painkillers for Chronic Users
LiveScience.com The new findings show that doctors have a role to play in reducing opioid abuse, said study author Christopher Jones, a drug-safety advisor at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). By not screening their patients or checking the Prescription … |
Pharmacists, Guardians of Drugs, Sometimes Steal Them – Sioux City Journal
Pharmacists, guardians of drugs, sometimes steal them – Sioux City Journal
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Pharmacists, guardians of drugs, sometimes steal them
Sioux City Journal James Kobs, of Brookfield, took thousands of dollars worth of amphetamine salts, oxycodone, methadone, morphine and other drugs from a Pick 'n Save in Brookfield from 2009 to 2012, as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last year. … A Physician … |
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Methadone, Methamphetamine Seized in Boyle County Drug Arrests
Methadone, methamphetamine seized in Boyle County drug arrests
Methadone is a synthetic drug used to treat chronic pain. It commonly is used to treat heroin or narcotics addiction and withdrawal symptoms. Chad Adams, 42, was charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance-first offense (opiates), …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
As tears streamed down her face, she described the battle to save her grandson's life as doctors gave him methadone to treat his withdrawal symptoms. But would it shock you if I told you that Billy's story repeats itself every day across Tennessee …
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