Our View: State Should Lift Limits on Drug Abuse Treatment
Our View: State should lift limits on drug abuse treatment
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
A retroactive two-year limit on state funding for methadone and buprenorphine – the most effective drugs for treating heroin addiction – makes it much tougher for public health workers in Maine to turn the tide of the epidemic. Shutterstock.com. Select …
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Gazette opinion: Support for treatment courts must be sustained
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
They are doing a really nice job of it.” Considering that the parents are drug addicts and the court has only been in existence for a little over two years, that's an amazing outcome. Like other local treatment courts, Gustafson's has limited resources …
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Missoula woman fights prescription drug addiction for years before death
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
Today: One family's story of prescription drug abuse, and its tragic consequences. Friday: Pharmacists are often the first line of defense against prescription drug abuse. Saturday: What are the options for addiction treatment in Missoula? Where are …
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