Medical Consensus or Child Abuse? Moms On Methadone Caught In The Middle – Daily Beast

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Medical Consensus or Child Abuse? Moms On Methadone Caught In The Middle Daily Beast But because methadone is an opiate, like the drugs it is prescribed to treat, there is confusion among some doctors, child welfare workers and judges that using it is just substituting one drug for another, said Jocelyn Woods of the National Alliance …

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NM Medicaid to cover methadone treatment – San Francisco Chronicle

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NM Medicaid to cover methadone treatment San Francisco Chronicle SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expanding its Medicaid program to cover the costs of using methadone to treat people addicted to heroin and painkillers such as oxycodone and morphine. A Human Services Department official says the change in … and more »

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Two doctors at drug clinic that treated Amy Winehouse investigated for ‘over … – Daily Mail

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Two doctors at drug clinic that treated Amy Winehouse investigated for 'over … Daily Mail Two doctors at a controversial private drug clinic that treated Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty are being investigated for over-prescribing the heroin substitute methadone. London's Stapleford Centre was at the centre of a scandal eight years ago when …

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Medications to combat drug addiction – Philadelphia Inquirer

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Medications to combat drug addiction Philadelphia Inquirer Three types of medication – two of them considered major advances in addiction treatment – may complement the behavioral therapies and support programs that help addicts. They are: Methadone, which binds to opiate receptors in the brain, mimicking the …

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My treatment – Just me talking about my opiate addiction, Methadone Treatment, and a poem I wrote before going to treatment.

Whole-patient care is essential for successfully treating addiction

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… the debate around how best to treat those with a drug addiction has seen people divided into two camps: those who promote abstinence and those recommending substitute prescribing. This lack of nuance has seen too many people 'parked on methadone' …
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London meeting scheduled to hear methadone-clinic concerns

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Richmond Hill-based Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres has declined multiple interview requests from Metro since applying for a zoning change at the proposed site in June. The company operates about 40 methadone clinics across Ontario. City council's …
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