Ireland Has 9615 Methadone Users but Care Plans Needed to Get Them Drug-Free
Ireland has 9615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
Methadone can be provided as a maintenance or detox option for treating heroin addiction. The aim of moving addicts on to methadone is to stabilise the person on methadone or to work towards being drug free in the short or medium term. Earlier this …
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Lawyers, drugs and money: Calif. advocates push to raise malpractice cap
He became dependent on the addictive drugs and decided to check himself into a Laguna Beach, Calif., hospital to detox on Feb. 22, 2012. The next morning, he was dead. He was just 20 years old. “Between 5 and 11 p.m., they gave him 11 medications,'' …
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