Methadone Successes Worth It: Doctor

Published June 15, 2013

Methadone successes worth it: doctor

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

Methadone — which reduces drug cravings and opiate withdrawal while blocking euphoria — is used to treat addiction to opiates like OxyContin. … Patients are kicked off the program if they use profane language, threaten staff or continue to abuse drugs.
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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

In other words, the state invested in treatment programs, allowed judges to utilize them, and saved a ton of money by doing so. Some context will help to explain what happened. Prior to 2009, the Rockefeller Drug Laws imposed mandatory prison sentences …
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O'Malley tells liberal legal group that his policies have strengthened Maryland

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

… in the District, O'Malley (D) also touched on his efforts to extend in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants, pass “nation-leading” gun-control laws and spend more on an array of priorities, including education and substance-abuse …
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