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Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols – Newsworks.org

Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols Newsworks.org Detox lasts seven to 10 days, and medical staff are supposed to check in regularly. Staff members do not administer methadone, except in the case of pregnant women, or Suboxone, a newer narcotic used in the treatment of heroin addiction. Bryan Kennedy … and more »

Methadone Detox – Google News

Heroin ‘filled the hole’: For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to … – Omaha World-Herald

Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to … Omaha World-Herald Lewis completed rehab and started taking methadone. But after six months, he said, he realized he'd replaced one addiction with another, so he entered a detox program. He has been sober since Oct. 12. Lewis attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings and … and more »

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … and more »

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone – Yahoo News

Yahoo News

Crimea side–effect: Addicts deprived of methadone Yahoo News SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that Russia has taken over Crimea, the trips are about … and more »

Methadone Side Effects – Google News

Crimean side-effect: Heroin addicts deprived of methadone because Russia … – Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Journal

Crimean side–effect: Heroin addicts deprived of methadone because Russia … Edmonton Journal Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that Russia has taken over Crimea, the trips are about to end. “For a month and a …

Methadone Side Effects – Google News

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … and more »

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics – Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics Boston Globe Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a … and more »

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County – WZZM

Fatal methadone overdoses soar in Kent County WZZM Methadone entered the public consciousness in the 1950s when American doctors began using it to treat heroin addiction. Today, about 500,000 people are participating in methadone treatment programs nationwide, including several hundred locally.

Methadone Treatment – Google News

Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe

SALOME Study: Heroin Addiction (5/7) – SALOME study video part 5 talks about the NAOMI Study. The North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) focused on people with chronic heroin addictio…

by Jonathan Kos-Read

FDA approves easy-to-use drug antidote
Washington — Friends and family now will be able to take the first step to save a loved one from an overdose of heroin or powerful painkillers called opioids. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an easy-to-use device that …
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Heroin Addiction
The number of people seeking treatment for heroin addiction is rising in the Treasure State. While Heroin related deaths are relatively rare in Montana, the Department of Public Health And Human Services reports, the number of people seeking treatment …
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