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Crimea Side-Effect: Addicts Deprived of Methadone

Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone
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 to end.
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results

Crimean side-effect: Heroin addicts deprived of methadone because Russia bans it
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.
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results

Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone – NBC40.net
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 to end.
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results

The Scourge of Heroin Addiction – Boston Globe

The scourge of heroin addiction – Boston Globe

The scourge of heroin addiction
Boston Globe
For example, why is medication management for the treatment of heroin/opioid addiction scorned by so many? In a recent Boston Globe article, Hillary Jacobs, director of Substance Abuse Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acknowledged that …

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

FDA Approves At-Home Heroin Overdose Antidote – ABC News


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FDA Approves At-Home Heroin Overdose Antidote
ABC News
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an easy-to-use device that automatically injects the right dose of an overdose antidote named naloxone before an ambulance arrives. Doctors could prescribe it for family members or caregivers to …
FDA approves easy-to-use drug antidoteMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Seized Crime Money To Fund Heroin Antidote ProgramCBS Local
FDA OK's injector device to counter drug overdosesBoston Globe
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Heroin Addiction – Google News

FDA Approves at-Home Heroin Overdose Antidote

FDA Approves At-Home Heroin Overdose Antidote
Friends and family will be able to take the first step to save a loved one from an overdose of heroin or powerful painkillers called opioids. … Called Evzio, the device contains naloxone, a long-used antidote for overdoses that is usually …
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Bills passed in last session as Senate looks ahead to elections
Multiple other bills also passed, including bills providing cannabis oil treatment to children with seizures, limiting drone usage in the state and increasing funding for rural heroin addiction treatment. However, other bills the Legislature did not …
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An addict learns it's not 'impossible' to stay clean
Her large dark eyes tear up when Jeanette Romero talks about how her late grandpa wanted her to kick her almost decade-long heroin habit. … Romero is part of an unfolding story as local law enforcement agencies and the legal community get behind …
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County Judge Wants Drug Rehab at Jail – Medina County Gazette

County judge wants drug rehab at jail – Medina County Gazette

County judge wants drug rehab at jail
Medina County Gazette
He said most heroin addicts who come through his court physically detox while in jail, but return to the drug or commit additional crimes soon after being released. “We are already using the jail informally as a detox center,” the judge said. “We are

Opiate Detox – Google News

Senate panel told state overwhelmed by opiate overdoses – The Daily News of Newburyport

Senate panel told state overwhelmed by opiate overdoses
The Daily News of Newburyport
Phil Lahey, a Methuen father of a recovering addict, said there are few options to get medium-term treatment, a stabilizing time between the initial detoxification and a long-term residential program. “After the five-day spin dry, we're stuck again

Opiate Detox – Google News

The Internet Turned Kratom, a Medical Plant, Into an Oxy-Adderall Lovechild

The Internet Turned Kratom, a Medical Plant, Into an Oxy-Adderall Lovechild
… and as an aide to those looking to fight addiction. It's also touted as an herbal treatment for anxiety and attention deficit disorder and, in lower doses, as a stimulant that avoids the jittery feeling caused by too much caffeine. … Chemicals in …
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Patients From The Holistic Sanctuary Report Being Cured Of Heroin & Opiate
Plant Extracts and Herbs from Africa and Peru are used to gently help the addict kick-the-habit with few or no withdrawal symptoms. Then there are plant extracts that are used to expand the awareness of the patient in order for them to have a great …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – the Epoch Times

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – The Epoch Times

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
The Epoch Times
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds.

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

BC-US–Heroin Across America,ADVISORY, US – 10TV

BC-US–Heroin Across America,ADVISORY, US
10TV
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. Marchese and his sister stayed up all night calling inpatient treatment centers only to be told: We have no beds. We'll put him on a waiting

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

‘Capote’ actor’s death is sad loss of talent – Victoria Advocate