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108 Hull addicts weaned off methadone after drug treatment review – Hull Daily Mail
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108 Hull addicts weaned off methadone after drug treatment review Hull Daily Mail Figures for the first six months of the project show 108 former addicts are now drug-free and are no longer reliant on methadone. Drugs workers are aiming to detox a further 200 users in the coming months. Vicky Harris, Hull City Council's head of drug …

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Pickerel Lake Recovery Center Says No to Methadone – Virtual-Strategy Magazine
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Pickerel Lake Recovery Center Says No to Methadone Virtual-Strategy Magazine Pickerel Lake Recovery Center's treatment for opioid addiction includes a period of detoxification (also called detox), followed by counseling and therapy that are designed to help the patient stay off the drug. There are also specific therapies that …

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Heroin, painkillers dominate state’s drug problems – MetroWest Daily News
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Two recent studies show heroin and painkiller addiction is a significant problem in Eastern … One study from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) highlights the region’s ongoing struggle to reduce overdoses …
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Global study finds drug abuse highest in richer nations – KSTP
Filed under: Painkiller Abuse

For example, we are seeing recent increases in abuse of painkillers in the United States, as well as the abuse of MDMA [Ecstasy] by adolescents and young adults. Abuse of these particular drugs is not prevalent in less industrialized countries.”
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Methadone moratorium — again Council enacts 6-month ban on addiction clinics – Foster’s Daily Democrat
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Methadone moratorium — again Council enacts 6-month ban on addiction clinics Foster’s Daily Democrat By Ellen W. Todd SANFORD — Town councilors voted Tuesday night — for the second time in just over four years — to enact an emergency moratorium to prohibit the location of a methadone clinic in Sanford for up to six months. The council approved the …

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Sanford council to consider methadone clinic moratorium – Biddeford Journal Tribune
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Sanford council to consider methadone clinic moratorium Biddeford Journal Tribune By TAMMY WELLS SANFORD — Councilors will host a public hearing tonight on a proposed moratorium on the location of methadone clinics in town just weeks after a Massachusetts firm submitted an application to build one. The application by Spectrum …

Methadone moratorium — again Council enacts 6-month ban on addiction clinics – Fosters Daily Democrat
Filed under: Methadone Clinics

SANFORD — Town councilors voted Tuesday night — for the second time in just over four years — to enact an emergency moratorium to prohibit the location of a methadone clinic in Sanford for up to six months. The council approved the …
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Sanford council to consider methadone clinic moratorium – Journal Tribune
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SANFORD — Councilors will host a public hearing tonight on a proposed moratorium on the location of methadone clinics in town just weeks after a Massachusetts firm submitted an application to build one. The application by Spectrum Health …
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Budget cuts target bus passes for methadone patients – CBC
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Prescription drug addiction skyrocketed 430% over past decade; Drug rehab for … – New York Daily News
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Prescription drug addiction skyrocketed 430% over past decade; Drug rehab for … New York Daily News Treatment for prescription painkiller abuse has skyrocketed 430% in the past decade, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. Federal statistics released Thursday revealed that treatment for prescription … and more »

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L.I. Doctor Weighs In On Alarming New Federal Painkiller Abuse Statistics – CBS New York
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L.I. Doctor Weighs In On Alarming New Federal Painkiller Abuse Statistics CBS New York Prescription painkiller abused has skyrocketed, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. (credit: CBS 2) MINEOLA, NY (CBSNewYork) — Alarming new statistics released Friday confirm more and more of the nation's drug problem is … and more »

Helping doctors prevent painkiller abuse – Philadelphia Daily News
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‘I need Percocet, Doc,” the man said. He reported that he had fallen off a ladder the day before while cleaning gutters. His request for that particular narcotic pain medication may not have raised suspicion if not for an astute clerk who recognized him …
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Bono Mack: Painkiller abuse in U.S. an ‘epidemic’ – Desert Sun
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WASHINGTON— Rep. Mary Bono Mack said Monday her crusade against abuse of prescription painkillers does not mean denying such medicines to people such as late-stage cancer patients who truly need them. “I recognize there is pain and it needs …
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