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Methadone clinics OK'd 24 Nov 2005
SCARBOROUGH (Nov 24, 2005): The Scarborough Town Council approved the town’s first methadone clinic ordinance Wednesday, but not before amending the proposal ...
- KeepMEcurrent.com,
Expert: Killer Was Addicted to Drugs 24 Nov 2005
McQueen, who will testify next week during the penalty phase of Smith's trial, also will say Smith tried to get help but did not receive methadone as part of ...
- The Ledger,
MOTHER CHARGED IN DEATH OF INFANT 24 Nov 2005
10 at the state medical examiner's office in Baltimore concluded that she had died as a result of methadone intoxication, Hill said. ...
- Dundalk Eagle,
New overdose case reported at prison criticised over drugs 24 Nov 2005
A prisoner who overdosed on stolen methadone was taken to hospital last week on the day a report was published severely criticising officers' treatment of a ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
Drug investigation nets more arrests 24 Nov 2005
They are alleged to have trafficked methadone and cocaine around Rockland in early September. According to court records, Drinkwater ...
- Knox Village Soup,
Evacuees find hope despite pain of loss 24 Nov 2005
Constantly on her mind was the reality that her own medical needs — a way to continue her methadone treatment for addiction — were growing. ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Wrong Body Taken From DC Morgue 24 Nov 2005
12 at Providence Hospital in Northeast, hospital sources said. He died from acute methadone intoxication, according to the medical examiner's office. ...
- Washington Post,
Government drug leaflets branded "bonkers" 24 Nov 2005
..."Try a small amount of a deal first to test the strength. Don't mix your drugs - avoid alcohol or downers if you're doing heroin or methadone.". ...
- Life Style Extra,
Charges expected against alleged pharmacy burglars 24 Nov 2005
...a lookout at the pharmacy. She said Maechling went inside the pharmacy and returned with methadone. Police reports state someone ...
- Tahlequah Daily Press,
Overdose suspected in death 24 Nov 2005
Collin County in 2005. Two involved heroin, and the third involved methadone, which is used to treat heroin withdrawal. In the mid ...
- WFAA (subscription),
Methadone helps drug addicts in SW China rebuild life Nov 20, 2005
China's Yunnan Province, a region that borders the notorious "Golden Triangle" -- one of the world's largest drug production bases -- by turning to methadone. ...
- People's Daily Online,
Methadone aids Yunnan heroin addicts Nov 20, 2005
OVER 110 heroin addicts are rebuilding their lives with methadone in southwest China's Yunnan Province, bordering the notorious "Golden Triangle.". ...
- Shanghai Daily,
Expert's call for state help on methadone Nov 21, 2005
A PSYCHIATRIST who set up Tasmania's methadone program said all patients should be stabilised in the public system before they were referred to GPs. ...
- Hobart Mercury,
Methadone is part of the drugs problem Nov 20, 2005
I read with interest Dr Richard Watson's letter (November 19) on the beneficial effects of methadone in preventing deaths in IV drug abusers, saying that ...
- The Herald,
Study: Methadone Investment Repaid Many Times Over Nov 21, 2005
Every dollar spent on methadone treatment yields $38 in related economic benefits, according to a study from RTI International. ...
- JoinTogether.org
Methadone program closure 'unacceptable' Nov 18, 2005
The Tasmanian Liberal Opposition has labelled the closure of the state's methadone program to most new applicants as dangerous and short-sighted. ...
- ABC Online,
Everyone knows that methadone is not working Nov 17, 2005
Annabel Goldie's argument that abstinence is a viable alternative to methadone in treating Scotland's heroin problem has received intense criticism on your ...
- The Herald,
Call to revamp methadone plan Nov 18, 2005
By GILL VOWLES. TASMANIA should follow Scotland's model for operating its methadone program, the Pharmacy Guild of Tasmania said yesterday. ...
- Hobart Mercury,
Council split on methadone clinics Nov 16, 2005
SCARBOROUGH (Nov 17, 2005): Most Scarborough town councilors agree they do not want a methadone clinic in town, but exactly how to dissuade interested ...
- KeepMEcurrent.com,
Fears over methadone cutbacks Nov 18, 2005
2005. Cutbacks to Tasmania's methadone programme, which treats patients addicted to opiates, have been labelled as dangerous. More ...
- Tasmania Examiner,
Police: Baby Dies From Methadone, Mom Charged Nov 18, 2005
TOWSON, Md. -- Police have charged a 35-year-old woman with first-degree murder after an autopsy showed her baby died of methadone intoxication. ...
- WBAL Channel.com,
Two men arrested for trafficking methadone Nov 18, 2005
Weaver said the three arrests resulted from a three-month investigation by Weaver and other MDEA agents involving the sale of methadone in Belfast and Waldo ...
- Waldo Village Soup,
Economic Benefit from Lifelong Methadone Treatment Nov 16, 2005
Newswise — A new study conducted by researchers at RTI International estimates that methadone treatment for heroin users generates seven times more economic ...
- Newswise (press release)
RTI study finds rconomic benefit from lifelong methadone treatment Nov 16, 2005
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – A new study conducted by researchers at RTI International estimates that methadone treatment for heroin users generates seven ...
- Carolina Newswire (press release),
Methadone program saved my life: teen Nov 16, 2005
An 18-year old credits a methadone clinic in Cape Breton with helping him kick an addiction to prescription drugs. Spencer Strickland ...
- CBC Nova Scotia,
Methadone policy is 'publicly funded addiction', says Goldie Nov 13, 2005
MSP will tell a Glasgow conference this morning that the harm reduction approach has left 19,000 Scots addicts "parked" on methadone, the controversial heroin ...
- Scotsman,
Using methadone to kick drug habit Nov 9, 2005
This is the promise of liquid methadone, a substitute therapy to help them kick the habit. And in the next five years, some 50,000 ...
- New Straits Times,
Goldie condemns methadone use Nov 13, 2005
ANNABEL Goldie will today accuse ministers of leaving 19,000 Scottish drug addicts "parked on methadone", costing taxpayers £11m a year. ...
- The Herald,
Methadone seminar held in Ha Noi Nov 15, 2005
Nov. 15 to discuss the use of methadone, a synthetic narcotic, as a heroin substitute to eventually wean addicts off the drug. The ...
- Viet Nam News Agency,
Man faces threat charge in skirmish over methadone Nov 14, 2005
County grand jury on one felony count of criminal threatening and one misdemeanor charge of simple assault stemming from an alleged argument over methadone. ...
- Portsmouth Herald News,
Police: Slidell pharmacist illegally sold Methadone Nov 10, 2005
Police Chief Freddy Drennan says Gary Richardson was arrested after he sold methadone to two undercover narcotics agents who didn't have prescriptions for the ...
- KLFY,
Alternatives to Methadone substitution for heroin addiction Nov 10, 2005
By British Journal of Psychiatry, Methadone substitution has long been used as a treatment for heroin addiction. But a new 33-year ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Mother denied bail in child methadone death case Oct 27, 2005
The mother of a child who died after being given methadone instead of cough mixture has been denied bail by a Sydney court. The ...
- ABC Online,
Seven W.Va. methadone clinics to be sold Oct 24, 2005
CHARLESTON, W.Va. --Seven of West Virginia's eight methadone clinics are being sold for about $36 million to ... CRC operates 90 methadone facilities in 21 states. ...
- Boston Globe,
Methadone clinic attacked Oct 28, 2005
A methadone clinic on Dundas Street is under fire again, this time from school board trustees who want it moved because it's across the street from a secondary ...
- London Free Press,
Stepfather granted bail in child methadone death case Oct 24, 2005
The stepfather of a child who died after being given methadone instead of cough medicine has been granted bail by a Sydney court. ...
- ABC Regional Online,
Man pleads guilty to murder, distributing methadone Oct 25, 2005
BEDFORD - A Goodview man pleaded guilty during an arraignment Tuesday to second-degree murder and distribution of methadone. Nicholas ...
- Lynchburg News and Advance,
Methadone Clinic Set To Open Friday In Shelby County Oct 24, 2005
An Alabama Court clears the way for Shelby County to get its first Methadone clinic. It's been a two-year legal battle with opponents ...
- NBC13.com,
'Methadone not the only treatment for heroin' Nov 1, 2005
LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Prescribing addicts methadone to wean them off heroin is not the only effective treatment, a study shows. ...
- Life Style Extra,
Seven W.Va. methadone clinics to be sold Oct 24, 2005
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Seven of West Virginia's eight methadone clinics are being sold for about $36 million to a Boston-based firm with interests in various ...
- Worcester Telegram (subscription),
Clinic to soon start dispensing methadone Nov 7, 2005
A long-contested methadone clinic in Saginaw is signing up patients and will start dispensing the drug by the end of the year, a partner in the clinic said. ...
- AL.com,
Methadone threat to children (Daily Telegraph) Oct 27, 2005
The supply of methadone to recovering heroin addicts is in urgent need of review, the Prime Minister’s own drug advisory council says. ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),
'Methadone not the only treatment for heroin' Nov 1, 2005
Prescribing addicts methadone to wean them off heroin is not the only effective treatment, a study shows. A 33-year follow-up of ...
- Life Style Extra,
Seven W.Va. methadone clinics to be sold Oct 24, 2005
CHARLESTON, W.Va. A Boston-based form is buying seven of West Virginia's eight methadone clinics for about 36 (m) million dollars. ...
- Eyewitness News,
Court Ruling OKs Methadone Clinic For Shelby County Oct 23, 2005
ALABASTER, Ala. -- A ruling by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals allows the first methadone clinic in Shelby County to open. In ...
- NBC13.com,
Methadone clinic cleared in Saginaw Oct 26, 2005
A methadone clinic in Saginaw could begin pre-admitting patients within a week with an opening date pending only building inspections. ...
- Shelby County Reporter,
Pelham attorney plans methadone appeal Nov 1, 2005
...by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on Thursday or Friday regarding its recent decision that appears to clear the way for a Methadone Treatment Center in ...
- Shelby County Reporter,
Methadone clinic’s owner sold Nov 5, 2005
The company that is building a methadone clinic in Lebanon County and runs a county substance-abuse treatment program has been sold, but the sale won’t ...
- Lebanon Daily News,
Annabel Goldie’s 'war on drugs' Nov 16, 2005
...with drug prohibition. I AM shocked by Annabel Goldie's article against methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). She seems unaware ...
- The Herald,
City bets on Schuylkill's potential as tourist lure Nov 23, 2005
...building was not now a jail. Rather, it was a methadone clinic. "Change is going to take some time," Turan added. It was that kind of ...
- philly.com,
Drugs: A Growing Problem Nov 22, 2005
...of heroin. The organisation provided counselling and arranged a methadone prescription to help combat his heroin habit. Robert has ...
- Young People Now,
Mother faces murder charge Nov 19, 2005
...use caused her to give birth to a addicted daughter two months ago was charged with murder after the girl was found dead with toxic levels of methadone in her ...
- Baltimore Sun,
Seven W.Va. methadone clinics to be sold Oct 24, 2005
Seven of West Virginia's eight methadone clinics are being sold for about $36 million to a Boston-based firm with interests in various businesses, including ...
- Dateline Alabama,
Addict program full Nov 17, 2005
TASMANIA'S methadone program has been closed to new patients amid warnings the decision will lead to increased crime, deaths by overdose and the spread of ...
- The Mercury,
Drugs warning after death Nov 18, 2005
A CORONER has warned of the perils of drug use after a happy young father was found dead after taking his friend's methadone. Popular ...
- Suffolk Evening Star,
Prison term saves young woman's life Nov 17, 2005
By GILL VOWLES. SAMANTHA Whish-Wilson believes she would be dead without the methadone program -- but she had to be sent to prison to get a place. ...
- Hobart Mercury,
Police Charge Mother In Infants Death Nov 18, 2005
An autopsy was performed and the Medical Examiner ruled thecause of death was Methadone Intoxication and the manner was a homicide. ...
- WJZ,
Iran to launch crackdown on drug addicts Nov 22, 2005
HIV infections, the NGOs and government-funded clinics were set up to provide the addicts with clean needles and the heroin substitute methadone to help them ...
- IranMania News,
Drug abuse help hard to find Nov 20, 2005
11. Chris died at 15 of an accidental overdose of methadone. ... said. Chris died days later of an accidental overdose of methadone. ...
- Indianapolis Star,
Long Branch police net six during drug raids Nov 22, 2005
Response Unit executed another search warrant at a Central Avenue residence and seized cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, Ecstasy, methadone and approximately ...
- Atlanticville,
Home-alone boy: now GP accused of missing signs Nov 17, 2005
...toddler Michael McGarrity would have been found sooner had the family GP reported that his drug-addict mother had failed to collect a methadone prescription. ...
- Scotsman,
Barry Didcock on the slow rehabilitation of a 17th century rake ... Nov 12, 2005
Like other addicts, he was prescribed methadone, which it was believed would prevent the use of infected needles and stop the spread of Aids. ...
- Sunday Herald,
Teenage thug is cleared of scooter killing Nov 22, 2005
Possilpark, on January 24 this year. Mr Mulhall, who had taken a potentially fatal dose of methadone, died at home the next day.
- Glasgow Evening Times,
She saved her son — and then herself Nov 20, 2005
Sam, she vowed, would not be raised by an undependable, drug-addicted mother. So MerriLynn started on methadone and for Sam's needs turned to Childhaven. ...
- Seattle Times,
Buprenorphine appears effective in treating teen heroin addiction Nov 22, 2005
After detoxification, all teens in the study were offered continued treatment with the drug Naltrexone hydrochloride, an alternative to Methadone. ...
- Xagena.it,
Family protests proposed shelter Nov 22, 2005
...area, including "drunks and panhandlers.". "I'm afraid it's going to turn into a methadone clinic," he added. Stubbs said he went ...
- Springfield State Journal Register,
Salem dealer charged in 'major' heroin case Nov 22, 2005
St. apartment in April 2004. Detectives also seized cocaine, Ecstasy and methadone tablets from his third-floor apartment. At the ...
- Salem News,
AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Nov 22, 2005
...possession of dangerous drugs. Deputies also found two grams of cocaine and 12 doses of methadone. The Jackson County Sheriff's ...
- Biloxi Sun Herald,
Convicted killer challenges evidence, seeks case dismissal Nov 22, 2005
West told a psychiatrist he had ingested large amounts of methadone and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax before going to meet Cohen. ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Father arrested in overdose death of son, woman sought Nov 8, 2005
...in the drug overdose death of his son at a motel, and Spokane count sheriff's deputies were seeking a woman they believe obtained the methadone that killed him ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Your secrets are safe with St Brian the Briefless Nov 19, 2005
Her specific target was methadone, which is used to wean addicts off heroin. “The Scottish Executive is spending £11 million ...
- Sunday Herald,
Getting drugs out from under the carpet Nov 18, 2005
So we will then have to look at an alternative like methadone treatment. ... The positive sides of using methadone far outweigh the negative sides of using heroin. ...
- Richmond and Twickenham Times,
Man indicted on drug possession charges Nov 18, 2005
Joe Kenneth Brammer, 20, was indicted for first-degree possession of a controlled substance for allegedly possessing methadone, a schedule two controlled ...
- Ledger Independent,
Russell pleads guilty to second degree murder Oct 26, 2005
Nicholas Todd Russell entered guilty pleas on charges of second degree murder and distributing methadone in connection with the death of 19-year-old Tyler Jay ...
- Bedford Bulletin,
Goldie slams drugs strategy Nov 14, 2005
The West of Scotland MSP will tell a Glasgow conference that the harm reduction approach has left 19,000 Scots addicts "parked" on methadone, the controversial ...
- Scotsman,
How we can win this war on drugs Nov 13, 2005
A Scottish Executive study estimates there are around 19,000 drug addicts parked on methadone. It is a well-known fact that methadone ...
- The Herald,
Drug threat to children Oct 27, 2005
By LUKE McILVEEN. THE supply of methadone to recovering heroin addicts is in urgent need of review, the Prime Minister's own drug advisory council says. ...
- Daily Telegraph,
SAMHSA Releases New Treatment Improvement Protocol on Medication ... Oct 26, 2005
Specifically, the document outlines best practices in the use of methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, including appropriate doses of medication, medically ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
Mother denied bail over girl's death Oct 27, 2005
A Sydney woman accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter with a lethal dose of methadone may have given the child an anaesthetic to deaden her taste buds ...
- Ninemsn,
Failing care for released addicts Nov 1, 2005
PRISONERS addicted to heroin are being released into the community in South Australia without access to methadone relief programs. ...
- Australian,
Bag snatcher admits manslaughter Nov 16, 2005
Flower, a heroin addict on the methadone program, came from behind and caused Mrs Bloomfield to fall and hit her head after he snatched her bag, Crown ...
- Ninemsn,
Prisoners to get drug tests, vows McDowell Nov 21, 2005
John Lonergan, the governor of Mountjoy, where 230 male inmates are on the methadone programme, said he had no problem with the plans if addicts have access to ...
- IrishExaminer.com,
Mother charged with murder in death of baby Nov 18, 2005
Baltimore County police have charged a 35-year-old woman with first-degree murder after an autopsy showed her baby died of methadone intoxication. ...
- Baltimore Sun,
Elkhart drug-rehab facilities lack visibility, leaders say Nov 20, 2005
Chris died 10 days later from an accidental overdose of methadone. “I figured it was just a matter of time until he wanted a bigger high,� his mother said. ...
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,
Alcohol on top as region’s top drug Nov 16, 2005
Methadone treatment and intense coverage about the local heroin problem probably contributed to heroin’s slip in the rankings, program Director Mike Donahue ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,
RX main bar Nov 20, 2005
...symptoms. Narcotic addicts are treated with methadone, which is also a narcotic but doesn't make the user feel high or drugged. ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
RX side 8 The Daily Herald Nov 20, 2005
...unintentional overdose deaths in Utahcan be attributed to a prescription; most are the "doners," Gray said -- oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone -- all narcotics ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
UN: 1.9 M People live with HIV in North America, Western/Central ... Nov 21, 2005
HIV diagnoses among drug injectors dropped steeply in the 1990s in Spain after methadone treatment and needle-exchange projects had been introduced. ...
- Food Consumer,
Goldie condemns drugs strategy Nov 14, 2005
Miss Goldie argued that present policy had left 19,000 addicts in Scotland "parked" on methadone, a substance more addictive than heroin, but, she said, the ...
- Scotsman,
Canadian heroin study struggles for test subjects Nov 15, 2005
They must also have tried and failed more than once in rehabilitation programs using the drug methadone. The study is examining ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Area couples share joy of adoption on special day Nov 19, 2005
Adam was born in Lowell General Hospital addicted to methadone and was hospitalized for the first two months of his life. When state ...
- Lowell Sun,
Yale Researcher Receives Over $3 Million in Grants for Substance ... Nov 20, 2005
...in 1984 to enhance the quality of patient care in treatment programs by promoting the growth and development of comprehensive methadone treatment services ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Man indicted for burglary in Readington Nov 19, 2005
A grand jury indicted Horton Tuesday on charges he robbed a Readington Township home and possessed methadone and a billy club on July 25. ...
- The Express Times,
State briefs: Erwin woman arrested in overdose death 03 Oct 2005
6 from an overdose of methadone and Xanax. ... "Methadone and Xanax is a lethal combination. It totally shuts down the respiratory system. ...
- Ashland City Times
RN frm SFGH goes to San Antonio for Katrina Relief 03 Oct 2005
She left-and left me with an LPN who looked to be on heavy doses of methadone. ... Truth is he has cancer. He probably SHOULD be on methadone. ...
- Bay Area Indymedia
Judge's Anger Over the Patient Released to Kill 03 Oct 2005
...others to consider.' The Old Bailey heard how Anyanwu who has convictions for burglary, theft and assaulting a police officer used heroin and methadone as well ...
- RedNova.com
Students to UH parents: Butt out 03 Oct 2005
...related violations on campus from 2002 to 2003; the death of a 23-year-old student in 2002 because of a toxic mixture of alcohol and methadone; and rowdy ...
- Honolulu Advertiser
Police beat: Oct. 2 03 Oct 2005
Police said the woman, 35-year-old Rochelle Aleta Street of Baltimore, sold a detective 50 tablets of Percocet and 155 tablets of methadone for $950, slightly ...
- Annapolis Capital
Despair driving Iranians to opium 03 Oct 2005
When an earthquake leveled the city of Bam in 2003, among the emergency supplies rushed to the scene were doses of methadone, a synthetic drug used to treat ...
- Persian Journal
Methadone 'harmful to unborn baby' Sep 29, 2005
FOR women fighting opiate addiction, methadone maintenance during pregnancy helps them stay off drugs -- but it may have adverse effects on the unborn baby ...
- Australian
Methadone mum 'bashed in prison' Sep 29, 2005
A MOTHER accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter with a lethal dose of methadone has been bashed in jail, it was claimed last night. ...
- Brisbane Courier Mail
Methadone murder suspect makes assault claim Sep 30, 2005
Services Department is investigating claims of assault made by a Sydney mother accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter, who died after drinking methadone ...
- ABC Online
Methadone use in moms has adverse effect on baby, say researchers Sep 29, 2005
So she used methadone, and though her baby was kept in the NICU for a whole month after his birth to monitor his adjustment to life without drugs, the ...
- Blogging Baby
In-patient treatment of opiate dependence: medium-term follow-up ... Sep 30, 2005
Background The outcome for opiate-dependent patients seeking abstinence is unclear in this era of improved access to methadone maintenance. ...
- British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)
Methadone during pregnancy may harm baby Sep 28, 2005
NEW YORK: For women fighting opiate addiction, methadone maintenance during pregnancy helps them stay off drugs – but it may have adverse effects on the ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Methadone during pregnancy may harm baby Sep 28, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women fighting opiate addiction, methadone maintenance during pregnancy helps them stay off drugs -- but it may have adverse ...
- Reuters
Pledge to cut deaths from drugs and alcohol Sep 30, 2005
Led by the Edinburgh Action on Alcohol and Drugs Team, a detailed analysis of methadone use will also be prepared in an effort to cut down on overdose cases. ...
- Scotsman
Mother refused bail in methadone death case Sep 28, 2005
Rose Villanueva-Austin died when she was given methadone instead of cough syrup. Julie Anne Austin testified she did not know methadone ...
- ABC Online
Mum refused bail in methadone death case Sep 28, 2005
...weak". Julie Anne Austin, 44, of Cattai, is accused of giving her daughter, Rose Villanueva-Austin, a fatal dose of methadone. Rose ...
- Ninemsn
The drugs capital of the North 10 years on Sep 30, 2005
In November 1995, Pat's second son Christopher, 15, was found dead at his brother Kevin's home after taking a cocktail of methadone, tranquillisers and cannabis ...
- ic Newcastle.co.uk
Girl, 6, given methadone, not cough medicine Sep 22, 2005
By Les Kennedy and Alexandra Smith. A six-year-old girl died after she was given the drug methadone instead of cough medicine, a Sydney court was told today. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
Methadone 'mix-up' that killed Sep 23, 2005
Unbeknown to Rose's mother, Julie-Anne Austin, the Dimetapp bottle had been filled with methadone, the drug commonly used inthe treatment of narcotics addicts ...
- Australian
Methadone killed 6-year-old, court hears Sep 22, 2005
A Sydney court has heard that a six-year-old girl died after she was recklessly given methadone instead of cough medicine. Blacktown ...
- ABC Online
Girl's methadone death an accident, mum says Sep 22, 2005
The mother of a six-year-old girl who died after swallowing methadone has testified in court that she did not knowingly give it to her child. ...
- ABC Online
Child's methadone death will be investigated, Iemma says Sep 22, 2005
A Sydney court has heard this morning that the child died in her family home after she was given methadone instead of cough medicine. ...
- ABC Online
Mother charged with girl's methadone death Sep 24, 2005
23, 2005) -- An Australian woman charged with murdering her daughter said she accidentally gave the 6-year-old a fatal dose of methadone, mistaking it for ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Giarratani: Methadone douses the heroin fire Sep 21, 2005
As I read the front-page story in the Boston Herald on Big Dig truckers reportedly stopping off at a detox center for their methadone (Big Dig junkies, Sept. ...
- West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript
Mother charged with girl`s methadone death Sep 24, 2005
SYDNEY, Australia (UPI) -- An Australian woman has been charged with killing her 6-year-old daughter by giving her methadone instead of an over-the-counter ...
- Monsters and Critics.com
Six-year-old dies of methadone overdose Sep 23, 2005
A six-year-old Sydney girl died of a methadone overdose, apparently because her stepfather kept the drug in a child’s cough medicine bottle, according to ...
- ic Wales
Talking about methadone Sep 20, 2005
Regarding the article "Methadone clinic could help Bennington addicts" that appeared in the Rutland Herald on Sept. 16: As health ...
- Rutland Herald
I thought methadone was cough medicine, says accused mum Sep 23, 2005
A MOTHER told police she killed her daughter by mistakenly giving her methadone instead of cough medicine, a Sydney court has been told. ...
- Wodonga Border Mail
Few clinics available for methadone patients Sep 25, 2005
He's been clean since January, fighting urges with a daily dose of methadone, a liquid synthetic morphine, at the Pharmatox clinic on East Magnolia Street. ...
- Stockton Record
Jail time in methadone death Sep 23, 2005
By BETTY ADAMS. By BETTY ADAMS. A Belgrade man will serve two years behind bars for supplying the methadone that killed an Augusta woman a year and a half ago. ...
- Kennebec Journal
Methadone clinic's medical director face civil, criminal charges Sep 6, 2005
PORTLAND, Maine --A methadone clinic and its outspoken medical director are facing both civil and criminal charges for alleged violations of rules concerning ...
- Boston Globe
State: Methadone clinic could help Bennington addicts Sep 15, 2005
He said the area could benefit from a clinic that dispensed methadone and buprenorphine to help heroin users overcome their addictions. ...
- Boston Globe
Methadone overdoses put clinics under microscope Sep 6, 2005
Just out of jail and nine days after beginning methadone treatment, a heroin and OxyContin addict known in court records as "M409" began taking home weekly ...
- MaineToday.com
Keene Plans for a Methadone Clinic Sep 14, 2005
The City of Keene may be the state’s newest site for a methadone treatment center. Methadone is a drug used to help heroin and ...
- NHPR
Maine Methadone Program Director Faces Charges Sep 8, 2005
The director of a Portland, Maine methadone clinic faces criminal and civil charges over alleged diversion of the drug, the Boston Globe reported Sept. 6. ...
- JoinTogether.org
Naples mom gets probation in daughter's methadone death Sep 1, 2005
...woman accused of killing her 15-year-old daughter with a fatal dose of methadone has pleaded no contest to aggravated child neglect and given 10-years probation ...
- Gainesville Sun
Naples mom gets probation in daughter's methadone death Sep 1, 2005
NAPLES, Fla. - A woman accused of killing her 15-year-old daughter with a fatal dose of methadone has pleaded no contest to aggravated child neglect and given ...
- Tallahassee.com
Methadone Treatment For Drug Addicts To Start Next Month Sep 2, 2005
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- A pioneer project using methadone, a synthetic drug, to treat hardcore drug addicts will be launched next month. ...
- Bernama
State: Methadone clinic could help Bennington addicts Sep 15, 2005
He says the area might benefit from a clinic that dispensed methadone and buprenorphine to help heroin users overcome their addictions. ...
- WCAX
Methadone Advocate Accused Of Forging Prescriptions Appears In ... Sep 8, 2005
...criminal counts. He's accused of illegally handing out prescriptions to patients at his wife's methadone clinic in Westbrook. Federal ...
- WLBZ-TV
Dig truckers wheel in to methadone clinic Sep 7, 2005
Big Dig workers are lining up at the crack of dawn to get heroin-weaning methadone from a local clinic – including some who operate heavy equipment, the ...
- Boston Herald
Methadone Dangers Sep 16, 2005
Unicoi County's had two Methadone related deaths in under a month. ... Police believe Myers sold him the Methadone on which he overdosed. ...
- Bristol Herald Courier
COURT RULES AGAINST METHADONE FACILITY Sep 16, 2005
WESTERLY - A federal court judge found a Beach Street methadone clinic had no standing in its lawsuit alleging town zoning officials violated the Americans ...
- Westerly Sun
Methadone Dangers Sep 16, 2005
Methadone is a "synthetic" opioid, which means that it is made from chemicals in a lab. Methadone was developed in Germany during ...
- Bristol Herald Courier
Mobile methadone clinic quickly draws a crowd Sep 14, 2005
JOHNSBURY – The state's first mobile methadone clinic has seen a dramatic jump in clients since it started dispensing medication about two weeks ago from two ...
- Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Cornaki: not scouting for Searsport methadone clinic sites Aug 31, 2005
SEARSPORT (Aug 31): Rob Cornaki of Smart Management of Providence, RI, who inquired about opening a methadone clinic in the former Searsport Family Practice ...
- Waldo Village Soup
Claims of assault on accused mum Sep 29, 2005
AUTHORITIES are investigating claims of a prison assault on a Sydney woman accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter with a lethal dose of methadone. ...
- Australian
Local man pleads guilty to forgery, drug possession Oct 1, 2005
BY KATIE ALBRIGHT. A Marion man pleaded guilty Friday in Grant Circuit Court to forgery and possessing Methadone and OxyContin. James ...
- Marion Chronicle Tribune
Bad start to a life becomes the habit Sep 30, 2005
Joy is her fourth child born addicted to methadone. ... Four times a day she is given morphine to aid her withdrawal from the methadone. ...
- Daily Telegraph
Home detox drug-addicts 'surfing on the edge' Sep 26, 2005
Certain Cape Town doctors are prescribing the heroin detox drug methadone for home use, which is illegal and often endangers addicts and those close to them. ...
- Independent Online
Mum didn't mean to kill girl: court Sep 22, 2005
...woman charged with her daughter's murder told police she did not mean to "kill my little girl" when she fed her several doses of the drug methadone, a court ...
- Ninemsn
Tragic medicine mix-up Sep 28, 2005
THE mother and stepfather of six-year-old Cattai girl Rose Villanueva-Austin, who died of a methadone overdose, appeared in Blacktown Local Court, charged with ...
- Hawkesbury Gazette
For opiate users, medicine helps transition to recovery Sep 23, 2005
It has emerged as an alternative to methadone in treating users of opiates such as prescription painkillers or heroin. Methadone ...
- St. Cloud Times
Restless Native: Allan Brown: SSP finds its spiritual home Oct 1, 2005
When Effie (Shirley Henderson) discovers that her son has stolen her methadone prescription, the scene is set for a shuddering climax in this handsome civic ...
- The Sunday Times
Heroin rare in SW Va., but not rare enough Oct 1, 2005
...or never was here, but I've never seen it leave," said Sharon Toliver-Hardy, clinical coordinator for the Roanoke Treatment Center, Roanoke's methadone clinic. ...
- Roanoke Times
Alcohol, drug users say ruined lives left in wake Oct 2, 2005
...in Volusia and Flagler counties. She is also a former counselor at the Daytona Methadone Treatment Center. She said she can personally ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
Stepdad 'blamed himself for death' Sep 27, 2005
THE stepfather of a Sydney girl who died from a methadone overdose told her school principal he thought he was responsible, a court was told today. ...
- NEWS.com.au
Murder case 'thin' but bail refused Sep 28, 2005
A magistrate has described a murder case against the mother and stepfather of a six-year-old girl who died of methadone poisoning as "very thin", but the ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
Drugs risk to children ignored Sep 27, 2005
AT least three children have died from methadone poisoning in the past five years as schools claim more young lives are in danger from illicit drugs at home. ...
- Daily Telegraph
Medicine mix-up killed Rose, says mother Sep 23, 2005
By Les Kennedy. Rose Villanueva-Austin died after she was given the drug methadone instead of cough medicine, a Sydney court has been told. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
War On Drugs Inadequate Sep 29, 2005
In contrast, methadone maintenance therapy costs about $290 per month.". Methadone maintenance therapy, which treats heroin addiction ...
- Daily Campus (subscription)
Volunteer focuses time on helping inmates Oct 2, 2005
...adult life. She worked on a suicide hotline, in a Methadone clinic, supervising a group home for delinquent girls. "Looking back ...
- Louisville Courier-Journal
Drug abuse and mental illness go together Sep 21, 2005
...grease. As I read the front page story on Big Dig truckerss stopping off at a detox center for their methadone (Big Dig Junkies, Sept. ...
- Braintree Forum
Giarratani: Drug abuse and mental illness go together Sep 22, 2005
As I read the Sept. 7 front page story about Big Dig truckers stopping off at a detox center for their methadone, I wondered what the big deal was. ...
- Holbrook Sun
Marathon woman Sep 27, 2005
...at the University of Sydney department of rural health in Broken Hill (on maternity leave), sessional work in general practice and methadone prescriber. ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)
Escape into the Downtown Eastside Sep 21, 2005
Was I on the methadone program the last time we talked? ... I started noticing that if you don't get your methadone you feel really sick. ...
- TheTyee.ca
A Prescription for Peace Sep 10, 2005
Maintenance prescribing -- whether of heroin itself or of substitutes like methadone -- can be dramatically effective at reducing crime and returning addicts ...
- Knox Village Soup
We are trying to cut harm to addicts. Why are we failing? Sep 4, 2005
...reducing. A cornerstone of the harm reduction policy in Scotland has been to sign addicts up on to long-term methadone programmes. ...
- The Herald
County leaders focus on drug abuse Sep 20, 2005
Smith asked if the people in the room were interested in mobile methadone clinics such as the ones being used in St. Johnsbury and Newport. ...
- Rutland Herald
Addict mom kills daughter with overdose Sep 23, 2005
Australia (UPI) -- An Australian woman charged with murdering her daughter said she accidentally gave the 6-year-old a fatal dose of methadone, mistaking it ...
- Monsters and Critics.com
Expert: We need clinic for addiction Sep 21, 2005
WOODBURY -- A marked increase in heroin use among Gloucester County residents means the county needs a methadone clinic, one local addiction specialist said ...
- The Gloucester County Times
£300k bill to treat heroin addicts Sep 14, 2005
Over the past year, health authorities in Norfolk have spent £130,000 on methadone and a further £190,000 on Subutex, another heroin substitute. ...
- Norwich Evening News
Taser stun gun death investigated Sep 27, 2005
Mother charged with girl's methadone death (September 24, 2005) -- An Australian woman has been charged with killing her 6-year-old daughter by giving her ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Heroin probe ends in 6 arrests Sep 30, 2005
At the time of his arrest, Carter was found in possession of a half gram of heroin and one Suboxone pill, a drug similar to methadone often used to help ...
- Nashua Telegraph
Taunton firefighter faces RI drug charge Sep 30, 2005
...month investigation during which undercover officers and police informants made 70 to 80 purchases of crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, methadone and marijuana. ...
- Brockton Enterprise
State Epidemiologist David Engelthaler Sep 26, 2005
There were concerns about folks that were on methadone (used for the treatment of narcotic withdrawal and dependence) treatment… alcoholics, those kinds of ...
- Arizona Capitol Times
Grand Jury To Hear Case of Florida Woman Charged with Death of Tri ... Sep 30, 2005
...man. The Unicoi County Sheriff's Department says Renee Meyers sold Methadone to Dustin Tittle. He later died from an overdose. She ...
- Bristol Herald Courier
Local man injured in fatal car crash Sep 30, 2005
Colson, 39, of Strafford, Conn., and Derrik M. Knox, 39, of New Haven, Conn., were arrested on charges of possession of cocaine, heroin, methadone and Oxycodone ...
- Brattleboro Reformer
Rose's mother, stepfather to be charged with murder Sep 22, 2005
Mr Clifford said the pair would also be charged with possessing a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, methadone, and cultivating a small number of ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
COURT: Benefits fraud woman used money to feed her drug habit Sep 29, 2005
...live in. But the court was told that Thompson continued to take methadone and used the benefit money to pay for her habit. She also ...
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Creativity in feeding drug habit Sep 27, 2005
...police said. Lorenzo Stupak obtained 1,243 tablets of Ritalin, 778 tablets of Methadone, and 60 tablets of Percocet from Jan. 11 ...
- Torrington Register Citizen
Drug busts net 19 suspects Sep 29, 2005
Pennsylvania Furnace. She's accused of providing methadone to a man at a home on Piersol Lane on Jan. 17, according to court records. The ...
- Centre Daily Times
Crime and Punishment Sep 30, 2005
...his vehicle. During the search the officers recovered five, small, white pills that were later identified as Methadone. On September ...
- Baker County Standard
Netsmart Technologies, Parent Company of Creative Socio-Medics ... Sep 29, 2005
...products lead several sectors of the market and our customers include 33 state operated services, 458 county & community agencies and over 400 methadone clinics ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Man jailed for two years after breaching probation order Oct 1, 2005
This was discovered when the sample he provided did not contain traces of methadone, a substance that he had been taking regularly. ...
- Malta Independent
Does buprenorphine have a role in preventing HIV transmission and ... Sep 2, 2005
Asia. The most commonly used treatment for addiction to opioids, such as heroin and morphine, is replacement therapy with methadone. ...
- Aidsmap
Jarris: Area should have heroin clinic Sep 14, 2005
BENNINGTON -- Vermont's top health official believes that a methadone and buprenorphine clinic could help Bennington-area heroin addicts kick the habit. ...
- Bennington Banner
Jury’s still out on narcotic’s effects Sep 7, 2005
Seen by many as a miracle cure for heroin addiction, the jury is still out on whether methadone can itself impair users or create a long-term dependency. ...
- Boston Herald
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