New Tennessee Law Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

Published December 30, 2012

New Tennessee law targets prescription drug abuse

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

In that time, 1,059 Tennesseans died of prescription drug overdoses, according to numbers provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Prescription Safety Act of 2012, signed into law this spring by Gov. Bill Haslam, requires …
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Limiting Maine addiction treatment is foolish

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe methadone treatment as “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction.” Methadone is not a cure. It suppresses withdrawal symptoms, lessens cravings and should be paired with counseling …
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