Expanded drug treatment: Will U.S. step up? Nov 9, 2009
Paul Samuels of the Legal Action Center, a public interest law firm, hopes New York and other states will reduce the criminal justice system's role in determining details of treatment, such as whether an addict should be given methadone or other medication. "That would be like a judge determining the kind of treatment you get for heart disease," he said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Methadone clinic OK’d for Columbia Oct 21, 2009
Methadone clinic OK d for Columbia ... By a 3-1 vote, board members disagreed with the city s assertion that Recovery of Columbia s proposed methadone clinic constituted a rehabilitation facility, which would have required another vote to approve the business ... seniorlady wrote on Oct 20, 2009 8:59 PM:" Only time will tell as to the success/failure of this venture and I heartedly agree with the concerns of the businesses located in Campbell Plaza. If history has taught us anything, people on... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Ministers 'to cut drugs budget' Oct 11, 2009
Drug treatment includes addicts being given the heroin substitute methadone. The Scottish Labour Party has accused ministers of cutting the budget for tackling drug abuse. (BBC News -- UK)
Police: Teen getaway driver in Girl Scout cookie money theft was behind wheel for new theft involving guns and meds Oct 3, 2009
In transit, they told Grant to strip his pants and stole his two bottles of medication, including 240 Methadone tablets and seven Xanax tablets. They said they would shoot him if he turned around. (The Palm Beach Post)
* Eastern Europe must rethink its hardline policy on drug use Aug 27, 2009
For example, Gdansk X the birthplace of the Solidarity movement X does not have a single methadone treatment center ... Only 5 percent of opiate users in Poland have access to methadone at all, compared with 40 percent in Germany. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
What's the deal with... Aug 25, 2009
The methadone clinic next to The Dakota ... The group on the corner of 21st and F streets mainly includes clients of Partners in Drug Abuse Rehabilitation and Counseling, a methadone clinic located next to The Dakota in the building at 2112 F St. ... According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy's fact sheet, methadone is a medication that curbs withdrawal and dependence symptoms by blocking receptors in the brain accustomed to an opioid, usually heroin. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Mother Who Mutilated Baby Gets 99 Years Aug 18, 2009
They said Nadal was reeling from a cocktail of dugs she had taken the night before -- mixing methadone, cocaine and Xanax. She and her husband had argued over circumcising the baby. (Click2Houston, TX)
Home invader sentenced Aug 18, 2009
Nicholas J. Covert, 19, and three other men were involved in a forced entry of a Wilson Avenue home in order to obtain methadone ... The teen overdosed on methadone the following day and was in a coma for approximately four months. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Alliance appoints Huckaby Aug 11, 2009
Should a methadone clinic be allowed to open in Campbell Plaza shopping center. Yes. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Prescription drug abuse ravages state's youth Jul 7, 2009
Medical Examiners' records indicate the drugs most commonly found in those death cases were methadone, the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone, alprazolam (Xanax), morphine, diazepam (Valium) and fentanyl. "It's an epidemic and I'm afraid we're losing a whole generation," said Beth Lewis Maze, the Chief Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in Kentucky. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Addicts commit crime to get help Jun 16, 2009
But getting a court to issue a drug rehabilitation requirement (DRR) was a shortcut to a methadone programme. "I committed a shoplifting offence and got caught on purpose because I heard of a programme called the DRR," he said. (BBC News -- UK)
HIV in focus May 17, 2009
The other is methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) ... She says it is not ideal to have a health system where methadone is given free through government centres while patients pay if they go to GPs. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
America's toxic-asset plan: Dr Geithner's bank rehab Mar 27, 2009
Another is to prescribe him a substitute for the original poison, such as methadone. America s long-awaited effort to relieve banks of troubled assets leans towards the second approach, aiming to entice private buyers by offering the same supercharged leverage that coursed through the veins of the financial system during the credit boom. (The Economist)
Life with TB Mar 24, 2009
" SVETA, 37, TEMIRTAU, KAZAKHSTAN Sveta, an HIV-positive drug user, is trying to get her life on track. She is battling to stay clean and provide a better life for her son. Sveta has been regularly injecting drugs since 1994, although she is not sure when she became HIV-positive. Sveta wants to give her son a better life (Claudia Janke/British Red Cross) Sveta has been on a government pilot methadone programme since November 2008, to try and end her drug dependency. She is also on... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Health minister and former drug addicts promote methadone Mar 21, 2009
Health minister and former drug addicts promote methadone. EXPERIENCE: Three former addicts spoke of how the government's methadone program helped them quit drugs and lead normal lives By Jimmy Chuang STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, Page 2 ... Accompanied by three former heroin addicts, Department of Health (DOH) Minister Yeh Ching-chuan (t) yesterday encouraged drug addicts to participate in the government's methadone program. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
On path to recovery: Norwell teen discusses his fight with addiction Mar 13, 2009
During withdrawal treatment at most detox clinics patients are weaned off alcohol, heroin and other opiates with replacement drugs such as methadone and suboxone. Although patients receive craving blockers during their first couple of weeks of treatment, Kishore and staff forgo traditional drugs and meet only the natural needs of the body. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Medical Prescription Of Heroin Does Not Pose Neighborhood Risk, Study Suggests Feb 27, 2009
The NAOMI project was established after research showed that the injection of pharmaceutical heroin is more efficient than simple methadone treatments to help some drug addicts that do not respond to traditional treatment ... 17, 1998) A longer-acting alternative to methadone that never quite caught on following its FDA approval in 1993 may now greatly increase the number of addicts who stick with treatment, thanks to a new Johns ... 10, 2006) Costly methadone treatment for heroin addicts could... (Science Daily)
Alpena doctor allegedly unlawfully prescribed controlled substances Feb 27, 2009
Currently, his case is going through 26th Circuit Court in Alpena, and he has been charged with four felony counts of unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance three of which are for prescribing a Schedule 2 narcotic (Oxycodone and Methadone), and one of which is for prescribing a Schedule 4 narcotic (Diazepam). Each of the Schedule 2 narcotic counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or 25,000 in fines, and the Schedule 4 narcotic count carries a maximum penalty of four years... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Covington heroin bust sign of use in parish Feb 12, 2009
We re used to the marijuana, the methadone, the rock and powder crack cocaine. Now we re going to have to add heroin to the mix, West said. (Covington News Banner, LA)
