Archive for the ‘Methadone Detox’ Category

Another group wants to open Duluth methadone treatment clinic – Duluth News Tribune

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Another group wants to open Duluth methadone treatment clinic Duluth News Tribune The Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment, perhaps best known for running the county's only detoxification center for alcohol and drug abuse, is proposing what it calls a Medication Assisted Treatment Program, where methadone would be one of several … and more »

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Bath salts, prescription med overdoses make job harder for police – Chambersburg Public Opinion

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Bath salts, prescription med overdoses make job harder for police Chambersburg Public Opinion The number of offenders in alcohol detox has changed little. New on the detox list are suboxine and methadone, substances designed to help people control addiction. Abuse of narcotics and opiates, outside heroin and cocaine, also has risen, … and more »

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Expanding penalties for methadone use – Sun-Journal

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The driver of the bucket truck was taking a maintenance dose of methadone, a synthetic narcotic used to relieve pain or prevent withdrawal symptoms from opiate addition. The driver who caused the accident was never charged. Ronan’s widow …
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UPDATE: Berkowitz found not guilty of murder, kidnapping – Colorado Springs Gazette

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Previous story: A murder trial in Colorado Springs may boil down to what a jury believes about a series of changing statements to police made by a former college administrator while in the throes of heroin withdrawal. Prosecutors say ex-University of …
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More suburban teens turning from pills to heroin – Ogden Standard-Examiner

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Methadone does not alter key parameters of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the heroin-naïve rat.

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Neurosci Lett. 2012 Apr 1;
Sankararaman A, Masiulis I, Richardson DR, Andersen JM, Mørland J, Eisch AJ

Is sugar toxic? Dr. Oz compares it to heroin, offers detox plan – Examiner

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Is sugar toxic? It’s a hot button topic right now, thanks to 60 Minutes and their in-depth report tonight, April 1, on new scientific research. CBS News reports that Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, “believes the …
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Always a junkie? Kicking addiction is tough, but it does happen – Oregonian

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Twelve years later, after addiction had cost her family, her career and her faith, Cara was homeless and shooting heroin in downtown Portland. But, Cara didn’t stay that way. She decided to kick her habit. A detoxification center in Northeast …
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Heroin use surges in suburban, affluent Placer County – Sacramento Bee

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Once addicted, and willing to do anything to keep the painful withdrawal symptoms at bay, it was a short leap to heroin, said Scott, who is now 19 and in recovery. “I would have never guessed that I would be putting a needle in my vein to get high.
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More suburban teens turning from pills to heroin, authorities say – Seattle Times

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Once addicted, and willing to do anything to keep the painful withdrawal symptoms at bay, it was a short leap to heroin, said Scott, who is now 19 and in recovery. “I would have never guessed that I would be putting a needle in my vein to get high.
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Montco judge rules sitter’s statements on ’92 child death not coerced – msnbc.com

OxyContin addicts turn to other drugs: Expert – News1130

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OxyContin addicts turn to other drugs: Expert News1130 … onslaught at the city's detox centres. But Tibor Palatinus with Narconon Vancouver fears people hooked on the highly-addictive pill will turn to other hard drugs. "Probably what we'll see is either the drug addicts will go to heroin or methadone, …

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Cash for addiction treatment hailed – TheChronicleHerald.ca

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Cash for addiction treatment hailed TheChronicleHerald.ca "But I'm interested in seeing where it's allocated, whether it's long-term treatment or methadone treatment or detox beds." She said she'd like to see how the province plans to spend the money. "It sounds like a big chunk of change, but in the grand … and more »

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Ex-addict died from taking methadone – Reading Post

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